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US09600827B2	3D glasses with RFID and methods and devices for improving management and distribution of sold commodities RFID data is utilized for billing and management of 3D glasses in a cinema theater or group of theaters. RFID pedestals identify privately owned or rented 3D glasses brought into a theater by a customer. An invoice is automatically generated billing the theater operator for the use of the 3D glasses. Usage of the glasses along with other data collected about the customers is utilized for targeted advertising (e.g., e-mails, texts, selected advertise in pre-show, etc.). The invention reduces up front cost in installing a reusable 3D glasses system.
US09600826B2	Local metric learning for tag recommendation in social networks using indexing A tag recommendation for an item to be tagged is generated by: selecting a set of candidate neighboring items in an electronic social network based on context of items in the electronic social network respective to an owner of the item to be tagged; selecting a set of nearest neighboring items from the set of candidate neighboring items based on distances of the candidate neighboring items from the item to be tagged as measured by an item comparison metric; and selecting at least one tag recommendation based on tags of the items of the set of nearest neighboring items. The item comparison metric may comprise a Mahalanobis distance metric trained on the set of candidate neighboring items to correlate the trained Mahalanobis distance between pairs of items of the set of candidate neighboring items with an overlap metric indicative of overlap of the tag sets of the two items.
US09600822B2	Structured computer-assisted method and apparatus for filtering information presentation Information is gathered from merchants such as car dealers by online forms or other means soliciting particular differentiating factors such as services and specialties (e.g., languages spoken, financing options, other information). When a consumer desires to perform a search, he or she is asked by the exemplary illustrative non-limiting implementation to input a geographical location. The illustrative exemplary non-limiting implementation may then access the merchant database and retrieve listings that comply with the geographical restraint the user requested. Those listings may be further filtered based on the user's specification of additional constraints related to specialties and/or servicesBy conveniently selecting such options (e.g., in one implementation, by simply checking a box on a web page), the users can be automatically presented with a new, filtered listing that lists only those merchants meeting the predetermined criteria the user has specified.
US09600821B2	Retail website user interface In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region may be presented below the header and display images and information about a selected product. A product carousel may be presented below the product display region and show information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends may be displayed below the product carousel. A sortable and filterable grid of products may be displayed below the review information such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase.
US09600813B2	Point of sale computer system delivering composited two- and three-dimensional images A point of sale computer system that allows a customer to select and consummate a sale himself. The system may include graphics storage media configured to store two- and three-dimensional graphics data relating to the sale, as well as business rules storage media, configured to store business rules that specify the graphics that should be displayed during the selection and consummation process based on input received from the customer. The technology allows a presentation to be made to the customer that is entertaining and that maintains the attention of the customer throughout the sale selection and consummation process.
US09600810B2	License management for device management system The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer-implemented methods for managing access of device management systems in license management operations associated with purchase accounts of a bulk licensing system. An example method includes identifying a request for a license management operation associated with a purchase account of a bulk licensing system, wherein the request includes a licensing identity associated with the purchase account; in response to the identifying, determining that the license management operation is to be performed based on the licensing identity; and in response to the determining, performing the license management operation.
US09600809B2	Stacking purge-bin Apparatus and methods for a stacking purge-bin (“SPB”) are provided. The SPB may be configured to rotate. The SPB may include a plurality of receiving sections. One or more tangible items retracted by the SSK may be stored in each receiving section. Rotating the SPB between each retraction may prevent tangible items from two consecutive retractions from being stored in a single receiving section. Preventing tangible items from two consecutive retractions from being stored in a single receiving section may allow each tangible item to be associated with transaction information corresponding to a retraction. The SPB may store separators. A separator may be inserted between tangible items received from two consecutive retractions. Separating between tangible items received from two consecutive retractions may allow each tangible item to be associated with transaction information corresponding to a retraction. Transaction information associated with a retraction may be marked on the separator.
US09600794B2	Determining a quality score for internal quality analysis An apparatus for assessing and controlling the quality of a project in a production environment is provided. The apparatus is configured to: receive a first score, wherein the first score comprises a first numerical value associated with a first level of quality, wherein the first level of quality is associated with a first deliverable; receive a second score, wherein the second score comprises a second numerical value associated with a second level of quality, wherein the second level of quality is associated with the first deliverable; and process the first score and the second score to generate a third score.
US09600790B2	Dispatching mobile energy resources to respond to electric power grid conditions Systems and methods for responding to electric power grid conditions may include identifying a portion of the electric power grid for power response, identifying at least one mobile energy resource and at least one connection site, and dispatching the mobile energy resource to a connection site.
US09600789B1	Forecasting and scheduling campaigns involving sending outbound communications that generate inbound communications Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for generating a roster template used in scheduling agent resources to conduct a campaign involving sending outbound communications using a first channel of communication to generate inbound communications using a second channel of communication. Specifically, a forecast is generated establishing a success rate for generating an inbound communication using the second channel of communication as a result of sending an outbound communication using the first channel of communication and an average response time to receive the inbound communication. Further, the forecast identifies a number of inbound communications predicted to be received for the campaign. From the forecast, a number of agent resources needed to handle the inbound communications is identified and a roster template is generated that comprises shifts identifying agent resources to schedule based on the number of agent resources needed to handle the inbound communications.
US09600784B2	Estimating value of information technology service management based on process complexity analysis Techniques are disclosed for quantitatively estimating a value of a given process, such as an IT service management process. For example, a computer-implemented method for estimating a value based on a complexity analysis of a given process comprises a computer performing the following steps. A context for the given process is identified. A baseline for the given process is quantified. The process baseline comprises a key performance indicator and an underlying complexity measure. An improvement measure for the given process is determined. The improvement measure is achieved by at least one of a tooling deployment or a process transformation. A value derived for the given process is estimated based on the context identifying, baseline quantifying, and improvement determining steps.
US09600783B2	Evaluating total cost of ownership Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method for evaluating total cost of ownership (TCO) of a system includes obtaining reference values associated with respective aspects of a TCO measurement model. The TCO measurement model is configured for use in measuring TCO, the reference values reflecting a reference TCO determined for a reference system. The method includes mapping actual expenses to the TCO measurement model, the actual expenses identified as associated with a system whose TCO is to be evaluated. The method includes performing an analysis that includes at least comparing the actual expenses to the reference values according to the mapping. The method includes recording a result of the analysis that indicates at least whether the TCO of the system differs from the reference TCO.
US09600776B1	Automated adaptive data analysis using dynamic data quality assessment In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for automated dynamic data quality assessment. One aspect of the subject matter described in this specification includes the actions of receiving a data quality job including a new data sample; and, if the new data sample is determined to be added to a reservoir of data samples, sending a quality verification request to an oracle; receiving a new data sample quality estimate from the oracle; and adding the new data sample and estimate to the reservoir. A second aspect of the subject matter includes the actions of receiving, from a predictive model, a judgment associated with a new data sample; analyzing the new data sample based in part on the judgment to determine whether to send a new data sample quality verification request to an oracle; and, if a new data sample quality estimate is received from the oracle, determining whether to add the new data sample and the judgment to the reservoir.
US09600770B1	Method for determining expertise of users in a knowledge management system A method includes receiving information identifying a first knowledge element from a plurality of knowledge elements. The method also includes, for a plurality of similar knowledge elements, for each of a plurality of similar knowledge elements determining a first value based on actions taken by a user with respect to a respective knowledge element from the plurality of similar knowledge elements, determining a second value that represents similarity of the first knowledge element to the respective knowledge element, and determining an expertise component value for the respective knowledge element based at least in part on a multiplicative product of the first value and the second value. The method also includes determining an expertise value that represents the user's expertise level relative to a subject matter described by the first knowledge element based on the expertise component values for the plurality of similar knowledge elements.
US09600763B1	Information processing method, information processing device, and non-transitory recording medium for storing program An computer-implemented information processing method for a convolutional neural network processing input data, includes: identifying, by a computer, for each of elements of a kernel used in convolution operation, input values to be multiplied by the respective elements in the convolution operation from among input values included in the input data; calculating a sum total of identified input values; calculating, for each of the elements of the kernel, a product of the sum total and the element; calculating an average of calculated products; and performing the convolution operation within the convolutional neural network based on the average of the calculated products.
US09600757B2	IC card substrate and fitted IC card An IC card substrate according to an embodiment is provided with a main body with a rectangular plate shape, a recessed portion which is provided on the main body, and in which an IC card having an IC chip and a contact pattern is to be fitted, and a groove portion which is provided on the main body and ranges from the recessed portion to a side of the main body.
US09600749B2	Method for printing at least one carrier element A method for printing at least one carrier element, in particular at least one pack, in at least one printing operation includes sensing a position of the at least one carrier element, orienting at least one piece of information on the basis of the sensed position of the at least one carrier element, storing the at least one piece of information in at least one file, and printing the at least one piece of information onto the carrier element.
US09600747B2	Image forming apparatus and control method that execute a plurality of rendering processing units in parallel An image forming apparatus includes rendering units that refer to rendering data composing partial regions within a page as input data, generates image data by merging the rendered results, and uses the image data as output data. Each rendering unit holds a rendering position of processing that is currently executed by itself, and detects a rendering position of processing that is currently executed by another rendering unit. When rendering for a partial region that is currently processed is completed, a control unit detects a rendering position held in another rendering unit, and changes allotment of a partial region serving as the next rendering target of its rendering unit so as to reduce the difference between time periods until its rendering unit and another rendering unit complete rendering for the next partial region.
US09600746B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus has an image acquisition unit that acquires an image that is to be subjected to processing, a learning sample extraction unit that extracts data of a plurality of learning samples from the image, a classifier learning unit that performs learning of a plurality of classifiers using the plurality of learning samples, a strong classifier generation unit that generates a strong classifier by combining the plurality of learned classifiers, and a saliency map generation unit that generates a saliency map of the image using the strong classifier.
US09600745B2	Image recognition system, image recognition method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing image recognition program An image recognition system includes a partial area determination unit for determining a plurality of learning partial areas in a learning image including an object to be recognized, a partial area set generation unit for generating a learning partial area set including the learning partial area and a plurality of peripheral areas included in a predetermined range with reference to the learning partial area, and a learning unit for selecting an area including an image suitable to be determined as an object to be identified included the object to be recognized from a plurality of areas included in the learning partial area set, to learn a classifier so as to determine a likelihood that the image included in the area is the object to be identified to be higher based on a feature amount related to the selected area.
US09600730B2	Biometric authentication technology Biometric authentication technology, in which biometric data is maintained for a group of people. The biometric data includes sorted similarity scores, where each of the sorted similarity scores is computed to represent similarity between a corresponding biometric image and a reference image. A biometric verification system accesses a biometric image of at least a portion of a person, accesses the reference image, and computes a similarity score that represents similarity between the accessed biometric image and the reference image. The biometric verification system searches the sorted similarity scores included in the biometric data using the computed similarity score and outputs a result based on the searching.
US09600723B1	Systems and methods for attention localization using a first-person point-of-view device A method for localizing the attention of a user of a first-person point-of-view (FPPOV) device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of images of an event, each image having been captured by one of a plurality of reference cameras during a first time duration. The method further includes receiving a first user-captured image captured by the FPPOV device during the first time duration. A first image of the plurality of images is selected as a best-matched image, based on the first user-captured image, for capturing a region-of-interest.
US09600718B2	Note recognition and association based on grouping indicators Techniques are described for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes. A computing device is described that includes a processor and an image collection module executable on the processor and configured to receive an input image of an environment having a plurality of physical notes. An image processing engine executable on the processor is configured to identify the plurality of physical notes in the input image and generate, for each of the physical notes, a corresponding digital note. The image processing engine is further configured to identify an indication of one or more groups of the plurality of identified notes in the input image and group the plurality of digital notes according to the indication.
US09600714B2	Apparatus and method for calculating three dimensional (3D) positions of feature points An apparatus for calculating spatial coordinates is disclosed. The apparatus may extract a plurality of feature points from an input image, calculate a direction vector associated with the feature points, and calculate spatial coordinates the feature points based on a distance between the feature points and the direction vector.
US09600712B2	Method and apparatus for processing digital images using face recognition A method and apparatus for processing digital images are provided. The method includes: recognizing faces from a plurality of images of a jumping subject; determining respective priorities for the plurality of images of the jumping subject, wherein an index of the priorities is based on face recognition information; and aligning the plurality of images of the jumping subject based on the priorities.
US09600704B2	Electronic imager using an impedance sensor grid array and method of making An novel impedance sensor is provided having a plurality of substantially parallel drive lines configured to transmit a signal into a surface of a proximally located object, and also a plurality of substantially parallel pickup lines oriented substantially perpendicular to the drive lines and separated from the pickup lines by a dielectric to form intrinsic electrode pairs that are impedance sensitive at each of the drive and pickup crossover locations.
US09600698B2	Behavior-based source monitoring system and method thereof Disclosed are systems and methods for behavior-based source monitoring to detect location of at least a source and gas leakage with a time stamp. The system comprises: at least a badge having a RFID tag and a gas sensor, the badge is capable of detecting leakage and location of the leakage of the gas, the badge is powered with rechargeable and permanent uninterrupted power back-up, at least a processing unit capable of processing at least a data packet, at least a source locator configured to at least locate a most confident center of an uncertain movement of a Radio Frequency Signal Indicator source readings, and at least a behavior characterization module capable of characterizing at least a behavior of the source. At least a RFID node is adapted for conveying at least a data packet received from the RFID badge to at least a computing device.
US09600675B2	Secure file transfer systems and methods Certain example embodiments relate to file transfer systems and/or methods that enable a single provider to offer to different customers customizable file transfer solutions that are secure, scalable to handle enterprise-level amounts of data, and able to meet customer-specific needs even though such needs are not necessarily known in advance. Once initially set up, the file transfer solution of certain example embodiments delegates management of the customer-specific instances of the solution, optionally in a sub-delegatable manner and, thus, the single provider need not be consulted after specific initial instance deployment time (e.g., for security management and/or other routine maintenance issues).
US09600671B2	Systems and methods for account recovery using a platform attestation credential Described herein is technology for restoring access to a user account. In particular, systems and methods for account recovery using a platform attestation credential are described. In some embodiments, the platform attestation credential is generated by an authentication device in a pre boot environment. A first copy of the platform attestation credential may be bound by an account management system to a user account. Access to the user account may subsequently be restored using a second copy of the platform attestation credential.
US09600668B2	Method and device for extracting characteristic code of APK virus Disclosed are a method and a device for extracting a characteristic code of an APK virus. The method comprises: scanning a designated file in an Android installation package APK; extracting an operation instruction in the designated file, and judging whether the operation instruction contains virus information; and if yes, generating a characteristic code of the virus according to the operation instruction. In the application, the characteristic code of the virus APK can be accurately and effectively extracted, so as to facilitate improvement of efficiency and accuracy of identification of the virus APK and a variation thereof, thereby improving the security of an APK application.
US09600667B2	Method for detecting an attempted attack, recording medium, and security processor for said method This method in which an attempt to attack a security processor is detected by the security processor itself comprises: measurements (50) of several different events occurring independently of one another in the absence of attack attempts, :building (52) the value of at least one attack indicator as a function of at least one index of concomitance between at least two different events measured, the index of concomitance representing the temporal proximity between the two different events measured, and detecting (54) an attack attempt if the value of the attack indicator crosses a predetermined threshold.
US09600663B2	System and method for protection from buffer overflow vulnerability due to placement new constructs in C++ Systems and methods for protection from buffer overflow vulnerability due to placement new constructs in C++ are provided. A system for protecting from buffer overflow vulnerability due to placement new constructs, comprises a compiler which is capable of receiving a program including a placement new instruction, and runtime which is capable of receiving binary code from the compiler and determining whether the program includes the placement new instruction and whether the placement new instruction would lead to buffer overflow, wherein the runtime is linked to a library including methods for preventing the buffer overflow, and selects a method for preventing the buffer overflow if the runtime determines that the placement new instruction would lead to the buffer overflow.
US09600654B2	Implementing extent granularity authorization and deauthorization processing in CAPI adapters A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing block extent granularity authorization and deauthorization processing for a Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) adapter. The Application Client, such as an Application Child Client sends a Delete Authorizations command to the CAPI Adapter via the Client CAPI Server Registers assigned to the specific Application Client. The CAPI Adapter deletes the Authorizations in all Lists in the Delete Authorizations command.
US09600648B2	Methods and apparatuses for controlling access to computer systems and for annotating media files Methods and apparatuses for controlling access to computer systems and for annotating media files. One embodiment includes a method including generating a challenge to a user, wherein the challenge includes a verify part and a read part. The methods also includes prompting the user to solve both the verify part of the challenge and the read part of the challenge; receiving input from the user; determining if the input from the user relative to the verify part of the challenge corresponds with the known answer for the verify part of the challenge; and identifying the input from the user relative to the read part of the challenge as an answer to the read part of the challenge, if the input from the user relative to the verify part of the challenge corresponds with the known answer for the verify part of the challenge.
US09600640B2	Multimedia network system with content importation, content exportation, and integrated content management This system provides wired and/or wireless access throughout a multimedia network built on a distributed architecture which can be transparent to the user. This multimedia network includes content which is imported or generated within the network. The system allows for the content provider to determine the license status of content and update the license status of content which was previously provided by that provider. The external content can be accessed in real time or downloaded and stored within the system for later access at the convenience of the user. The usage of some content is controlled by the use of encryption and other protection methods. The system allows for storage of live video by storing the digitized video and allowing the user to control how, when and where the content is viewed. The system makes available multiple multimedia services to all users in the network or connected via the internet.
US09600635B2	Medication dispensing system Medication dispensing system for remote monitoring of the daily dispensing of medication and pre/post dispense monitoring of medication effected physiological functions is disclosed. In one embodiment a dispensing unit equipped with weight sensing mechanism such as scale or balance communicates with a monitoring application residing in a wireless terminal. The monitoring application provides supervision over a medication dispensing process.
US09600632B2	Method and system for monitoring intoxication A method and system for monitoring a user's intoxication including receiving a set of signals, derived from a set of samples collected from the user at a set of time points; providing a sobriety task to the user proximal to a time point of the set of time points; generating a performance dataset characterizing performance of the sobriety task by the user; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing a demographic profile of the user and/or a physiological state of the user; determining a set of values of an intoxication metric, derived from the set of signals; generating a predicted temporal profile of the intoxication metric for the user based upon the set of values, the set of time points, and the supplementary dataset; generating an analysis of the user's sobriety based upon the performance dataset and the predicted temporal profile; and providing a notification to the user based upon the analysis.
US09600631B2	Remote presence system including a cart that supports a robot face and an overhead camera A tele-presence system that includes a cart. The cart includes a robot face that has a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker, a robot microphone, and an overhead camera. The system also includes a remote station that is coupled to the robot face and the overhead camera. The remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The remote station can display video images captured by the robot camera and/or overhead camera. By way of example, the cart can be used in an operating room, wherein the overhead camera can be placed in a sterile field and the robot face can be used in a non-sterile field. The user at the remote station can conduct a teleconference through the robot face and also obtain a view of a medical procedure through the overhead camera.
US09600626B2	Methods and systems for obtaining a single molecule consensus sequence Computer systems, computer readable media, and computer methods for obtaining, calling, and assembling nucleic acid sequences are presented. In some aspects the invention includes the sequencing of template constructs that comprise double stranded portions in partially contiguous constructs, to provide for single molecule consensus sequence determination through one or both of sequencing sense and antisense strands in the same molecule.
US09600625B2	Systems and methods for processing nucleic acid sequence data The present disclosure provides systems and methods for nucleic acid sequence analysis. A system for processing raw nucleic acid sequence data from a genomic sequencer comprises a data processing server having a housing contained therein one or more processing modules. The one or more processing modules can each comprise an electronic control unit programmed to align nucleic acid sequence data from a genomic sequencing device and perform one or more of variant analysis and structural variant analysis on the nucleic acid sequence data. The system can further comprise a computer server in communication with the processing server. The computer server can be programmed or otherwise configured to process and/or analyze the aligned nucleic acid sequence data.
US09600620B2	Repeater insertions providing reduced routing perturbation caused by flip-flop insertions System and method of automatically performing repeater insertions in physical design of an integrated circuit. Repeaters are inserted in interconnects in a staggered fashion and spaced apart to accommodate potential flip-flop insertions. The sufficient spacing between the repeaters in combination with the staggered pattern ensures that flip-flop insertions can be performed at any of the repeater locations without space limitation. When rerouting is needed following a flip-flop insertion on an interconnect, automatic rerouting is performed but restricted to a short and specified region along the interconnect. Thereby, the resulted alteration from the current routing configuration is minimal and deterministic.
US09600615B2	Efficient deployment of table lookup (TLU) in an enterprise-level scalable circuit simulation architecture A method for conducting numerical analysis includes defining a plurality of components in a system and a condition to be analyzed, performing a table look-up for components of the plurality of components, if a component of the plurality of components is defined in a table and the table includes the condition to be analyzed, acquiring a result for the condition to be analyzed based on table information, and conducting the analysis of the system using the result based on the table information for the component.
US09600607B2	Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for automatic, non-parametric, non-iterative three dimensional geographic modeling An apparatus for generating 3D geographical models includes a processor and memory storing executable computer program code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including removing 3D points of a cloud depicting vertical structures in a geographic area responsive to analyzing a set of 3D points of the cloud. The points include data indicating geocoordinates of the geographic area. The computer program code further causes the apparatus to segment rooftops of vertical structures responsive to analyzing the set. The computer program code further causes the apparatus to delineate points of segmented rooftops responsive to extracting a boundary and a portion of rooftops. The computer program code further causes the apparatus to generate 3D geographic models depicting the geographic area based on connecting delineating points to a base including a height lower than heights of delineating points. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
US09600601B2	Providing answers to questions including assembling answers from multiple document segments A method, system and computer program product for generating answers to questions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input query, identifying a plurality of candidate answers to the query; and for at least one of these candidate answers, identifying at least one proof of the answer. This proof includes a series of premises, and a multitude of documents are identified that include references to the premises. A set of these documents is selected that include references to all of the premises. This set of documents is used to generate one or more scores for the one of the candidate answers. A defined procedure is applied to the candidate answers to determine a ranking for the answers, and this includes using the one or more scores for the at least one of the candidate answers in the defined procedure to determine the ranking for this one candidate answer.
US09600595B2	Modification of windows across multiple displays In a method for redrawing a two web page windows that are being moved from a first display screen to a second display screen, an indication is received that each respective web page window is being moved from a first display to a second display. A processor identifies different scaling factors corresponding to uniform resource locators (URLs) of each respective web page window for scaling the web page windows for display on the second display screen. The processor causes the first web page window to be scaled according to the first scaling factor and the second web page window to be scaled according to the second, different scaling factor, wherein each web page window is scaled differently relative to the other on the second display screen than on the first display screen.
US09600592B2	Systems, apparatus, and processes for using smart learning tools with touchscreen devices Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a first user-provided topic among a plurality of user-provided topics. Topic-based information related to the first user-provided topic is received. The first user-provided topic is assigned to a first game wheel segment among a plurality of game wheel segments. The plurality of game wheel segments define a game wheel. The first user-provided topic is selected based on a spinning of the game wheel. A problem based on the topic-based information is presented.
US09600591B2	Method and apparatus for URL address search in URL list A URL search apparatus is configured to perform a method for URL address search in a URL list. The URL search apparatus maintains a URL list, and the method for Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address search includes receiving a connection request containing URL address information from a user; identifying tables that are generated according to characters constituting URL address information in the URL list and lengths of character strings serving as URL address information in the URL list; and performing a URL search by checking whether the URL address information contained in the connection request is present in the URL list on the basis of the identified tables.
US09600587B2	Methods and apparatuses for generating search expressions from content, for applying search expressions to content collections, and/or for analyzing corresponding search results Methods, storage media, and apparatuses associated with evaluating a content item are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method may include receiving, by a search expression generator operated by a computer, the content item. Additionally, the method may include generating a search expression, by the search expression generator, based on the content item, to facilitate evaluating the content item based at least in part on searching other content items using the search expression. The search expression may indicate nested juxtapositions of sub-expressions of the search expression. In other embodiments, at least one storage medium may include instructions implementing a search engine that applies the search expression to a collection of other content items. In still other embodiments, an apparatus may include a configurator adapted to organize the collection of other content items. Other embodiments may also be disclosed and claimed.
US09600584B2	Scalable visual search system simplifying access to network and device functionality In one embodiment, an indication of information desired by a user is received, and a list of candidates for the desired information is provided for presentation on a mobile device of the user.
US09600577B2	Estimating data topics of computers using external text content and usage information of the users Automatically estimating content topics of inaccessible content in a computer system, in one aspect, may comprise gathering accessible content and analyzing the accessible content to estimate one or more topics of the inaccessible content.
US09600575B2	System, method and computer program product for creating mobile custom views for tenants of an on-demand database service In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating mobile custom views for tenants of an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for creating mobile custom views for tenants of an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to allow tenants to create and push instructions for generating user-defined views to mobile devices, etc. The ability of embodiments to provide such feature may allow tenants to efficiently and effectively create interfaces on mobile devices.
US09600568B2	Methods and systems for automatic evaluation of electronic discovery review and productions Techniques are provided for automatic sampling evaluation. An automatic sampling evaluation system enables users to evaluate convergence of one or more search processes. For example, given a set of searches that were validated by human review, a system can implement a retrieval process that samples one or more non-retrieved collections. Each individual document's similarity in the one or more non-retrieved collections is automatically evaluated to other documents in any retrieved sets. Given a goal of achieving a high recall, documents with high similarity can then be analyzed for additional noun phrases that may be used for a next iteration of a search. Convergence can be expected if the information gain in the new feedback loop is less than previous iterations, and if the additional documents identified are below a certain threshold document count.
US09600566B2	Identifying entity synonyms Embodiments for identifying an entity synonym of an entity are described. A query log is stored in a database located on at least one computing device. A candidate generation module can select a candidate query in the query log that shares a click on a URL with the entity. A correlated tag module can generate a set of phrase-tag pairs for the entity and the candidate query and measure a mutual information value for each phrase-tag pair. A candidate filtering module can determine a click similarity value between the candidate query and the entity based on a set of URLs selected in the search engine results and a tag similarity value based on the mutual information values. A candidate query is selected as an entity synonym if the click similarity value and the tag similarity value are greater than predetermined thresholds respectively.
US09600557B2	System and method to determine the validity of an interaction on a network A computer implemented method can determine validity of web-based interactions. Web-based interaction data relating to a web-based interaction may be accessed. The web-based interaction data may include aggregate measure data that may include a number of unique queries per web-based session. The validity of the web-based interaction may be determined based on the aggregate measure data.
US09600553B1	Distributed replication in cluster environments Various systems and methods for dividing, accessing, and sending portions of a data structure from one node to another for replication from a primary site to a secondary site are disclosed. The method includes dividing a data structure into portions. The data structure stores information identifying which regions of a data volume have been modified and nodes in a cluster share access to the data volume. The nodes and the data volume are located at the primary site. The method also includes sending a first portion of the data structure to a second node in the cluster. The sending causes the second node to replicate the data identified in the portion of the data structure from the data volume to the secondary site. In one embodiment, the accessing and the sending are performed by a logowner node.
US09600549B2	Forecasting system and method using change data based database storage for efficient ASP and web application In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a first client. The system also includes an analysis server coupled to the first client. The system further includes a first customer database of information coupled to the analysis server. The first customer database is to embody forecast data and to receive essentially real-time updates to the forecast data. The first customer database supports an OLAP cube associated with the analysis server.
US09600533B2	Matching and recommending relevant videos and media to individual search engine results A computer-implemented system and process for generating video search engine results page is disclosed. The system provides a query term and retrieves a collection of search results. Tags are generated for each search result and used to match media objects to each search result. The search results and video objects related to each search result are returned as a video search engine results page.
US09600530B2	Updating a search index used to facilitate application searches Techniques are disclosed for maintaining a search index used to support application searches. The techniques include receiving application data from one or more data sources, identifying an application referenced in the application data. The techniques further include extracting a plurality of attributes corresponding to the application from the application data based on an application specific search schema. The techniques also include generating an application representation of the application based on the plurality of attributes and the application specific search schema. The techniques also include updating a search index with the application representation.
US09600528B2	Computer systems and methods for automatically viewing multidimensional databases A method for automatically forming the clearest and most useful visual plot for a given dataset of tuples. A best view type is selected for a view that includes a subsequently added new field. The visual plot is populated with the data in the view and then automatically rendered for the user. A dataset that is retrieved from a storage is analyzed to identify all the data types found in the dataset, and to determine the best view type to assign to the dataset's views. The visual plot is then populated with the data according to this best view type, and is automatically rendered for the user.
US09600527B2	Managing a grouping window on an operator graph Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, system, and computer program product for managing a windowing operation. The method can include determining a sentinel value that defines a start of a grouping window for a stream of tuples and a terminating sentinel value that defines the end of the grouping window based upon an attribute contained in the stream of tuples. The stream of tuples can be monitored for the sentinel value and the terminating sentinel value by a stream operator. The stream operator can initiate a windowing operation that defines the start of the grouping window in response to a presence of the sentinel value and terminate the windowing operation in response to a presence of the terminating sentinel value.
US09600526B2	Generating and using temporal data partition revisions Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for generating and using temporal data partition revisions. In some embodiments, a server computer can execute a data management application. The server computer can obtain a data partition associated with a data stream. The data partition can include a data point and a timestamp. The server computer can analyze the timestamp to determine if the data partition corresponds to an update of a base data record. If the server computer determines that the data corresponds to an update, the server computer can compute a revision comprising a delta and a timestamp and store the revision.
US09600524B2	Method and system for efficient feature matching A method of non-identical feature matching in a search system, the search system having a set of data points. The method includes determining a threshold error and expanding the set to create an expanded set by including all data points as data elements of the expanded set and, for every data point in the set, finding all data elements within an error distance of that data point and adding those found data elements to the expanded set, wherein the error distance is a function of the threshold error. The method includes creating a summary representation of the expanded set by constructing a binary array using a plurality of hash functions as a bloom filter. The method may further include receiving a query and applying the plurality of hash functions to the query to determine, from the binary array, whether the query matches one of the data elements in the expanded set and, if so, outputting a match.
US09600521B2	Tag management in a tag cloud A method for managing tags in a tag cloud may include receiving a tag for an object and comparing the tag to existing tags for the object. The comparing may include determining if there is a relationship between the tag and any of the existing tags. The method may also include adding the tag to the tag cloud in response to there being no relationship between the tag and any of the existing tags. The method may additionally include selecting one tag of the existing tags in response to the tag and the one tag being related tags. The method may further include presenting the related tags in the tag cloud. Presenting the related tags in the tag cloud may include at least one of modifying the one tag in the tag cloud, indicating the tags are related, and combining the related tags into a single tag.
US09600517B2	Convert command into a BULK load operation A method for inserting rows into a target table can include receiving a database command, the database command associated with a base table with at least one row to copy to a target table; receiving an indication that use of a BULK insert mode is feasible for the database command; based on the indication, and determining that an insert mode for the database command has been converted from a non-bulk insert mode to the BULK insert mode: reading a row from the base table; building the row read from the base table into an allocated row buffer; inserting the row into the target table in the BULK insert mode; and if it is determined that the allocated row buffer is full, updating at least one index in parallel with the inserting.
US09600514B2	Methods and systems for detecting data divergence and inconsistency across replicas of data within a shared-nothing distributed database Methods and systems are disclosed for detecting data divergence or inconsistency across replicas of data maintained in replica nodes in a shared-nothing distributed computer database system. The replica nodes communicate with a coordinator node over a computer network. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving an operation at the coordinator node; (b) transmitting the operation to the replica nodes to be executed by each replica node to generate an operation result and a hash representation of the operation or of the operation result; (c) receiving the operation result and the hash representation generated by each of the replica nodes; and (d) determining whether the operation resulted in data divergence or inconsistency by detecting when the hash representations received from the replica nodes are not all the same.
US09600496B1	System and method for associating images with semantic entities A system and computer-implemented method for associating images with semantic entities and providing search results using the semantic entities. An image database contains one or more source images associated with one or more images labels. A computer may generate one or more documents containing the labels associated with each image. Analysis may be performed on the one or more documents to associate the source images with semantic entities. The semantic entities may be used to provide search results. In response to receiving a target image as a search query, the target image may be compared with the source images to identify similar images. The semantic entities associated with the similar images may be used to determine a semantic entity for the target image. The semantic entity for the target image may be used to provide search results in response to the search initiated by the target image.
US09600493B1	Copy from source medium to target medium A computer-implemented method for copying data from a source medium to a target medium in a storage system by a computer system, the storage system including a storage device, a first drive configured to access the source medium, and a second drive configured to access the target medium, the method comprising: estimating a waiting time for copy target data to be transferred from the source medium, selecting migration target data of the storage device based on whether migration of data to the target medium is expected to be finished within the waiting time or not, migrating the migration target data from the storage device to the target medium by the second drive while locating and/or reading the copy target data on the source medium by the first drive, and writing the copy target data to the target medium by the second drive.
US09600491B2	Methods for accessing big data and systems using the same An embodiment of the invention introduces a method for accessing big data, which contains at least the following steps. A data access request is received from one of a plurality of database frontends of different kinds. A data access operation is performed for the data access request by using an API (Application Programming Interface) to manipulate one of a plurality of cloud file systems of different kinds.
US09600484B2	System and method for reporting and analysis of media consumption data A system and method for reporting and analysis of media consumption data. A request is received over a network from a requesting user for consumption data relating to at least one media object, the request comprising an identification of the media objects. Spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network relating to consumption of the media object are retrieved using a global index of data available to the network. The spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network relating to consumption of the media objects are transmitted, over the network to the requesting user.
US09600483B2	Categorization of digital media based on media characteristics Digital media categorization can include receiving information including a plurality of media objects and a metadata tag descriptive of at least a first media object; comparing the first media object with a second media object; and selectively associating the first media object's metadata tag with the second media object based on a result of the comparison. Each media object can include a digital image.
US09600478B2	Display control apparatus, display control method, and program There is provided a display control apparatus including a display environment detection unit configured to detect a display environment of content, a clustering condition setting unit configured to set a clustering condition of the content based on the display environment, a clustering unit configured to execute clustering of the content based on the clustering condition, and a display control unit configured to display the content on a display unit based on a result of the clustering.
US09600473B2	Systems and methods for multi-user multi-lingual communications Various embodiments described herein facilitate multi-lingual communications. The systems and methods of some embodiments may enable multi-lingual communications through different modes of communications including, for example, Internet-based chat, e-mail, text-based mobile phone communications, postings to online forums, postings to online social media services, and the like. Certain embodiments may implement communications systems and methods that translate text between two or more languages (e.g., spoken), while handling/accommodating for one or more of the following in the text: specialized/domain-related jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, proper nouns, common nouns, diminutives, colloquial words or phrases, and profane words or phrases.
US09600470B2	Method and system relating to re-labelling multi-document clusters Individuals receive overwhelming barrage of information which must be filtered, processed, analyzed, reviewed, consolidated and distributed or acted upon. However, prior art tools for automatically processing content, such as for example returning search results from an Internet or database search for example are ineffective. Prior art search techniques merely provide large numbers of “hits” with at most removal of multiple occurrences of identical items. However, it would be beneficial to present searches as a series of multi-document clusters wherein occurrences of commonly themed content are clustered allowing the user to rapidly see the number of different themes and review a selected theme. Further, it would be beneficial, in repeated searches, for new clusters to be identified automatically as well as new items of content associated with existing clusters to be associated to these clusters.
US09600466B2	Named entity extraction from a block of text A data processing method, program, and apparatus for identifying a document within a block of text. A block of text is tokenized into a plurality of text tokens according to at least one rule parser. Each of the plurality of text tokens is sequentially compared to a plurality of document tokens to determine if the text token matches one of the plurality of document tokens. The plurality of document tokens correspond to a plurality of documents which have been tokenized according to the one or more rule parsers. Each matched text token is filtered according to predetermined filtering criteria to generate one or more candidate text tokens. It is then determined whether sequence of candidate text tokens that occur in sequential order within the block of text match sequence of document tokens. If so, then it is determined that the document has been identified within the block of text. The document can correspond to an artist, a song names, and misspellings and aliases thereof.
US09600464B2	Authoring tool for the authoring of wrap packages of cards An authoring tool for authoring wrap packages of cards. The authoring tool includes a set of tools that enable an author to create a new card of a wrap selected from a variety of card templates. In various embodiments, the card templates include textual, video, image/photo, document, gallery, chat, widgets, global components, location/GPS, transact, appointment, and end-of-wrap card templates. When a particular card template is selected, the template is then duplicated to create the new card. Thereafter, the author may author the card to include various components, content, attributes, layouts, styles triggers and/or behaviors. As the cards of the wrap are created, the authoring tool provides the author with the ability to order the sequence of the cards. The authoring tool thus enables authors to selectively create wrap packages that include media that conveys a narrative story and application functionality.
US09600451B2	Method, terminal, and server for displaying file A method for a terminal to display a file includes sending to a server a file specification corresponding to the file; receiving from the server a data package for trimming page margins of the file, wherein the data package is generated according to the file specification, and includes margin trimming data of a page of the file; and displaying the page of the file based on the received data package.
US09600444B2	Method for generating information signal A signal generation method for generating an information signal F(b) by performing a Fourier transform on a signal f(a) includes the following steps: detecting the maximum peak intensity of the information signal F(b); calculating an amplitude, a phase, and a frequency of the signal f(a) corresponding to the maximum peak intensity; generating a signal by causing the signal f(a) corresponding to the maximum peak intensity to extend along an ‘a’ axis on the basis of information about the amplitude, the phase, and the frequency of the signal f(a); generating an extrapolation signal by extracting a signal in a region smaller than a1 and a signal in a region larger than a2 from the signal, where a1
US09600437B2	Apparatus for setting network of process field bus decentralized periphery The present disclosure includes a master device, a plurality of slave devices performing a communication through Profibus and a configuration tool providing network configuration information of Profibus DP by generating the network configuration information, wherein the configuration tool includes an automatic configuration module configured to request the master device of information relative to the plurality of slave devices in response to an automatic configuration command inputted through a user communication module, to receive the information and provide profiles of relevant types by determining the types of the plurality of slave devices using the received information, and a network configuration information configured to generate the network configuration information in response to the types and profiles determined by the automatic configuration module and to provide the network configuration information to the master device.
US09600433B2	System, apparatus and method for integrating non-peripheral component interconnect (PCI) resources into a personal computer system In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having an adapter to communicate according to a personal computer (PC) protocol and a second protocol. A first interface coupled to the adapter is to perform address translation and ordering of transactions received from upstream of the adapter. The first interface is coupled in turn to heterogeneous resources, each of which includes an intellectual property (IP) core and a shim, where the shim is to implement a header of the PC protocol for the IP core to enable its incorporation into the apparatus without modification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09600421B2	Systems and methods for low-latency encrypted storage Encrypted storage often introduces unwanted latency in access. This delay can result in a processor having to wait for critical data thus slowing performance. Generally speaking, the latency is at most an issue when reading from encrypted storage, since the processor may need the information read from encrypted storage to proceed. During a write operation, there typically is not an issue because the processor does not need to wait for the end of the write operation to proceed. A variant of counter (CTR) mode for a block cipher can be used to perform the majority of the decryption operation without knowledge of the ciphertext, therefore the majority of the decryption operation can be performed concurrently with the retrieval of the ciphertext from memory. In order to further secure the encrypted storage, a light encryption can be performed to further obfuscate the ciphertext.
US09600420B2	Reducing decompression time without impacting compression ratio Aspects include computing devices, systems, and methods for implementing executing decompression of a compressed page. A computing device may determine a decompression block of a compressed page that contains a code instruction requested in a memory access request. Decompression blocks, other than the decompression block containing the requested code instruction, may be selected for decompression based on being situated between an end of the compressed page and the decompression block containing the requested code instruction. Decompression blocks not identified for decompression may be substituted for a fault or exception code. The computing device may decompress decompression blocks identified for decompression, starting at the end of the compressed page and terminating the decompression of the compressed page upon filling all blocks with decompressed blocks, faults, or exception code. The remaining decompression blocks of the compressed page may be decompressed after or concurrently with the execution of the requested code instruction.
US09600418B2	Systems and methods for improving processor efficiency through caching Certain embodiments herein relate to using tagless access buffers (TABs) to optimize energy efficiency in various computing systems. Candidate memory references in an L1 data cache may be identified and stored in the TAB. Various techniques may be implemented for identifying the candidate references and allocating the references into the TAB. Groups of memory references may also be allocate to a single TAB entry or may be allocated to an extra TAB entry (such that two lines in the TAB may be used to store L1 data cache lines), for example, when a strided access pattern spans two consecutive L1 data cache lines. Certain other embodiments are related to data filter cache and multi-issue tagless hit instruction cache (TH-IC) techniques.
US09600416B2	Apparatus and method for implementing a multi-level memory hierarchy A system and method are described for integrating a memory and storage hierarchy including a non-volatile memory tier within a computer system. In one embodiment, PCMS memory devices are used as one tier in the hierarchy, sometimes referred to as “far memory.” Higher performance memory devices such as DRAM placed in front of the far memory and are used to mask some of the performance limitations of the far memory. These higher performance memory devices are referred to as “near memory.”
US09600412B1	Secure virtual access for real-time embedded devices An arbiter circuit and a translation circuit. The arbiter circuit may be configured to generate a first address signal in a virtual memory space by arbitrating among a plurality of clients to access a physical memory space. The clients may be classified as either privileged clients or non-privileged clients. The physical memory space may comprise at least one secure space. The secure space may be used to protect data of the privileged clients from being accessed by the non-privileged clients. The translation circuit may be configured to generate a second address signal by translating a page in the virtual memory space into the physical memory space. The page may correspond to a particular one of the clients that won the arbitration. The page may translate into the secure space if the particular client is one of the privileged clients. The page may also translate outside the secure space if the particular client is one of the non-privileged clients.
US09600406B1	Data tuple testing and routing for a streaming application A tuple testing and routing operator in a streaming application routes data tuples to multiple parallel test operators that test in parallel the data tuples, receives feedback from the multiple parallel test operators regarding the results of testing the data tuples, routes a data tuple to a first operator when the data tuple passes the multiple parallel test operators according to a specified pass threshold, and optionally routes the data tuple to a second operator when the data tuple does not pass the multiple parallel test operators according to the specified pass threshold. The pass threshold allows testing to be done in a way that does not require all tests to be performed for all data tuples, thereby enhancing performance.
US09600403B1	Method and system for creating functional model of test cases A method, product and apparatus for creating functional model of test cases. The method comprising obtaining a set of test cases, wherein each test case of the set of test cases comprises free-text; defining one or more tags, wherein each tag of the one or more tags is associated with a query that is configured, when applied, to determine possession of the tag with respect to a test case based on the free-text; applying the queries on the set of test cases to determine possession of the of the one or more tags for each test case; and generating a functional model based on the set of test cases, wherein the functional model comprising for each tag of the one or more tags, a corresponding functional attribute.
US09600401B1	Automated GUI testing The invention relates to a computer system that may include a processor, an accessibility API, a GUI, and a test module. The test module may use the accessibility API for analyzing GUI elements of the GUI and for automatically identifying GUI element features and inter-GUI-element dependencies. The test module may use the GUI element features and inter-GUI-element dependencies to generate a graph. The test module may traverse the graph and analyzes the GUI element features assigned to each currently accessed node or said node's child or sibling node. Thereby, the test module may identify predefined GUI element patterns in the graph and in the GUI. In case a matching GUI element pattern was identified, the test module may automatically identify one or more test routines associated with the identified GUI element pattern and automatically perform the one or more identified test routines on the GUI.
US09600392B2	Tracking pipelined activity during off-core memory accesses to evaluate the impact of processor core frequency changes A processor system tracks, in at least one counter, a number of cycles in which at least one execution unit of at least one processor core is idle and at least one thread of the at least one processor core is waiting on at least one off-core memory access during run-time of the at least one processor core during an interval comprising multiple cycles. The processor system evaluates an expected performance impact of a frequency change within the at least one processor core based on the current run-time conditions for executing at least one operation tracked in the at least one counter during the interval.
US09600390B2	Menu usage statistics collection and reporting Customizing menus for a consumer electronics device, including: preparing menu definitions for the menus to be customized on the consumer electronics device; generating menu configuration information using the prepared menu definitions; transmitting the generated menu configuration information to the consumer electronics device; and monitoring and tracking menu usage data of the consumer electronics device. Keywords include customization of menus and consumer electronics device.
US09600389B2	Generating performance and capacity statistics A method and associated system for method for generating performance and capacity statistics that consists of a processor receiving statistical information from a set of monitoring entities that monitor characteristics of one or more computing resources. The processor formats the received statistics for storage in a raw-data repository, then filters and processes the data to extract data items necessary to generate predefined reports and to place the extracted data in a format consistent with historical information. The processor then merges the filtered, formatted data with the historical information to create an integrated history of the characteristics and stores the integrated history in a history repository. This integrated history is automatically translated into reports customized to requirements of particular support personnel, which are then forwarded to local devices from which the support personnel may select, customize, and review the reports.
US09600380B2	Failure recovery system and method of creating the failure recovery system When detecting the configuration change or the operating state of a virtual machine of the main system, a VM management unit changes a value of a determination index of the virtual machine, and selects a virtual machine of the standby system/auxiliary system used for failure recovery of the virtual machine of the main system on the basis of a value of the determination index. A pattern generation unit provides the virtual machine of the standby system/auxiliary system selected by the VM management unit.
US09600377B1	Providing data protection using point-in-time images from multiple types of storage devices In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to restore data of a volume, determining if the data is stored at a first storage device or a second storage device, restoring the data of the volume by using a journal and a first snapshot of the volume stored at the first storage device if the data is stored at the first storage device and restoring the data of the volume by using a second snapshot of the volume stored at the second storage device if the data is stored at the second storage device.
US09600367B2	Bit interleaver for low-density parity check codeword having length of 16200 and code rate of 4/15 and 16-symbol mapping, and bit interleaving method using same A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 4/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 16-symbol mapping.
US09600366B1	Error detection and correction circuitry Integrated circuits with memory circuitry may include error detection circuitry and error correction circuitry. The error detection circuitry may be used to detect soft errors in the memory circuitry. The error detection circuitry may include logic gates that are used to perform parity checking. The error detection circuitry may have an interleaved structure to provide interleaved data bit processing, may have a tree structure to reduce logic gate delays, and may be pipelined to optimize performance. The memory circuitry may be loaded with interleaved parity check bits in conjunction with the interleaved structure to provide multi-bit error detection capability. The parity check bits may be precomputed using design tools or computed during device configuration. In response to detection of a memory error, the error correction circuitry may be used to scan desired portions of the memory circuitry and to correct the memory error.
US09600364B2	Memory controller, storage device and decoding method According to an embodiment, a row decoder to perform row decoding by using, as row soft input information, a row received word read as soft determination information from a non-volatile memory and to calculate row extrinsic information and a column decoder to perform column decoding by using column soft input information, which is a result of adding of the row extrinsic information to a column received word read as soft determination information from the non-volatile memory, and to calculate column extrinsic information are included. The row decoder includes a first decoder for first decoding, a second decoder for second decoding a decoding method of which is different from that of the first decoding, and a selection unit to select a decoded result based on accuracy of a decoded result of the first decoding and that of a decoded result of the second decoding and to calculate the row extrinsic information.
US09600361B2	Dynamic partial blocking of a cache ECC bypass An aspect includes receiving a fetch request for a data block at a cache memory system that includes cache memory that is partitioned into a plurality of cache data ways including a cache data way that contains the data block. The data block is fetched and it is determined whether the in-line ECC checking and correcting should be bypassed. The determining is based on a bypass indicator corresponding to the cache data way. Based on determining that in-line ECC checking and correcting should be bypassed, returning the fetched data block to the requestor and performing an ECC process for the fetched data block subsequent to returning the fetched data block to the requestor. Based on determining that in-line ECC checking and correcting should not be bypassed, performing the ECC process for the fetched data block and returning the fetched data block to the requestor subsequent to performing the ECC process.
US09600357B2	Error detection method of failsafe software Disclosed is an error detection method of fail safe software, the method including outputting a pulse signal according to an operation state of fail safe software monitoring a fail safe function of a motor control device; determining presence or absence of an error of the fail safe software using a frequency of the pulse signal; and controlling an output of the motor control device based on the presence or absence of the error of the fail safe software. Accordingly, even though whether the motor control device is in an abnormal state is not determined due to an error of the fail safe software, it is possible to prevent excessive motor torque from occurring.
US09600349B2	TASKS—RCU detection of tickless user mode execution as a quiescent state A TASKS_RCU grace period is detected whose quiescent states comprise a task undergoing a voluntary context switch, a task running in user mode, and a task running in idle-mode. A list of all runnable tasks is built. The runnable task list is scanned in one or more scan passes. Each scan pass through the runnable task list searches to identify tasks that have passed through a quiescent state by either performing a voluntary context switch, running in user mode, or running in idle-mode. If found, such quiescent state tasks are removed from the runnable task list. Searching performed during a scan pass includes identifying quiescent state tickless user mode tasks that have been running continuously in user mode on tickless CPUs that have not received a scheduling clock interrupt since commencement of the TASKS_RCU grace period. If the runnable task list is empty, the TASKS_RCU grace period is ended.
US09600348B2	Recording activity of software threads in a concurrent software environment The present disclosure provides a computer program product and activity recording system for identifying idleness in a processor via a concurrent software environment. A thread state indicator records an indication of a synchronization state of a software thread that is associated with an identification of the software thread. A time profiler identifies a processor of the computer system being idle and records an indication that the processor is idle. A dispatch monitor identifies a dispatch of the software thread to the processor. In response to the dispatch monitor determining the indication identifies that the processor is idle and the indication of a synchronization state of the software thread indicating the software thread ceases to execute in the processor, the dispatch monitor generates a record attributing the idleness of the processor to the software thread and the indicated synchronization state.
US09600341B2	Transaction sticky load balance policies A transaction sticky load balance policy allows a remote client to choose a target server node from a server cluster to provide a transaction service. The load balance policy directs invocations of business methods within a transaction to the same target server node. The remote client receives the load balance policy from a proxy, which is downloaded to the remote client from one of the server nodes in the server cluster. The remote client selects a target server node according to the load balance policy. The remote client then invokes the business methods within a transaction on the target server node via the proxy. The target server node can execute all of the business methods within the transaction on a Java virtual machine. The business methods can be implemented with Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs).
US09600339B2	Dynamic sharing of unused bandwidth capacity of virtualized input/output adapters A method utilizes priority-based bandwidth allocation to reallocate unused bandwidth capacity of a virtualized IO resource such as a self-virtualizing IO resource to one or more virtual functions in an allocation pool based upon priorities assigned to such virtual functions.
US09600337B2	Congestion avoidance in network storage device using dynamic weights Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for allocating CPU cycles and disk Input/Output's (IOs) to resource-creating processes based on dynamic weights that change according to the current percentage of resource utilization in the storage device. One method includes operations for assigning a first weight to a processing task that increases resource utilization of a resource for processing incoming input/output (IO) requests, and for assigning a second weight to a generating task that decreases the resource utilization of the resource. Further, the method includes an operation for dynamically adjusting the second weight based on the current resource utilization in the storage system. Additionally, the method includes an operation for allocating the CPU cycles and disk IOs to the processing task and to the generating task based on their respective first weight and second weight.
US09600325B2	One-time initialization Aspects of the present invention are directed at providing safe and efficient ways for a program to perform a one-time initialization of a data item in a multi-threaded environment. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that allows a program to perform a synchronized initialization of a data item that may be accessed by multiple threads. More specifically, the method includes receiving a request to initialize the data item from a current thread. In response to receiving the request, the method determines whether the current thread is the first thread to attempt to initialize the data item. If the current thread is the first thread to attempt to initialize the data item, the method enforces mutual exclusion and blocks other attempts to initialize the data item made by concurrent threads. Then, the current thread is allowed to execute program code provided by the program to initialize the data item.
US09600322B1	Leveraging multiprocessor fabric link aggregation Data access patterns between at least three nodes within a single symmetric multiprocessing server may be monitored by at least one hypervisor. At the hypervisor, mappings for the data access patterns may be generated for the at least three nodes. Based upon the mappings, the hypervisor may determine that the data access patterns for at least two of the at least three nodes are outside of a bandwidth threshold. In response to determining that the data access patterns for at least two of the at least three nodes are outside of a bandwidth threshold, the hypervisor may formulate an asymmetric cabling plan. Based upon the asymmetric cabling plan, a recommendation to alter the multiprocessor fabric link aggregation may be displayed to a user through a graphical user interface.
US09600311B2	Virtual-machine managing device and virtual-machine managing method Provided is a virtual-machine managing device including: a model acquiring unit that acquires, for each server device, a performance model indicative of plural correspondent relationships between a workload amount and performance information on a workload; a performance-information acquiring unit that acquires the performance information on a virtual machine to be moved running on a current server device; a conversion unit that converts the performance information on the virtual machine to be moved into a combination of the workload amount and the workload characteristic value concerning the virtual machine to be moved, by using the performance model of the current server device; and an estimating unit that estimates performance information on the virtual machine to be moved on a destination server device serving as a candidate for a destination of movement of the virtual machine to be moved, by applying the combination converted by the conversion unit to the performance model of the destination server device.
US09600308B2	Virtual machine monitoring in cloud infrastructures A computer implemented method monitors resource usage of a virtual machine. When a virtual machine is instantiated, resource usage of the virtual machine is monitored to form monitoring data. The monitoring is performed externally from the virtual machine. When the virtual machine is later suspended, the monitoring data is stored as metadata associated with the virtual machine.
US09600303B1	Dynamic aggressiveness for optimizing placement of virtual machines in a computing environment Dynamically changing the aggressiveness of optimization of virtual machines on physical hosts allows more efficient and varied optimization. An aggressiveness policy mechanism periodically applies system conditions to the aggressiveness policies to create aggressiveness settings that are provided to an optimizer. The optimizer then uses the aggressiveness settings to dynamically adjust the aggressiveness of placement of virtual machines according to the aggressiveness settings and consistent with other optimization policies. The aggressiveness policy mechanism may allow a system administrator to create and/or select aggressiveness policies.
US09600296B2	Executing a command within a transport mechanism based on a get and set architecture The present disclosure provides techniques for executing a command within a transport mechanism based on a get and set architecture. An attribute identification of the command is extracted and a get protocol data unit (PDU) is sent from a host device to a imaging device based on the attribute identification in order to obtain attribute values from an image source within the imaging device. Additionally, a response PDU is sent from the imaging device to the host device to complete the execution of the command.
US09600295B2	Systems and methods of providing multiple video outputs during a pre-boot environment Systems and methods for providing pre-boot displays at the same time on both a discrete video controller and an embedded video controller of an information handling system in a pre-boot environment, e.g., such that a discrete video controller provides video data for generating a video display during pre-boot operations, while at the same time the embedded video controller also remains active and synchronized with the discrete video controller so that the embedded video controller simultaneously provides video data for generating a video display during pre-boot operations.
US09600289B2	Load-store dependency predictor PC hashing Methods and processors for managing load-store dependencies in an out-of-order instruction pipeline. A load store dependency predictor includes a table for storing entries for load-store pairs that have been found to be dependent and execute out of order. Each entry in the table includes hashed values to identify load and store operations. When a load or store operation is detected, the PC and an architectural register number are used to create a hashed value that can be used to uniquely identify the operation. Then, the load store dependency predictor table is searched for any matching entries with the same hashed value.
US09600284B2	Computer program instruction analysis Disclosed is a method of analysis of a computer program instruction for use in a central processing unit having a decoding unit. The method includes receiving an address of an instruction to be analyzed, fetching said instruction stored at said address, decoding by a decoding unit associated with the central processing unit, the fetched instruction, and returning the results of said decoding of said fetched instruction. The decoded results may be returned as a data block stored in memory associated with the central processing unit or in one or more registers of the central processing unit. The decoded results may include the type of the instruction and/or the instruction length. The method may further include analyzing the decoded results to determine whether the instruction may be replaced with one of a trap or a break point.
US09600283B2	Single instruction for specifying a subset of registers to save prior to entering low-power mode, and for specifying a pointer to a function executed after exiting low-power mode Methods and apparatuses for reducing power consumption of processor switch operations are disclosed. One or more embodiments may comprise specifying a subset of registers or state storage elements to be involved in a register or state storage operation, performing the register or state storage operation, and performing a switch operation. The embodiments may minimize the number of registers or state storage elements involved with the standby operation by specifying only the subset of registers or state storage elements, which may involve considerably fewer than the total number of registers or state storage or elements of the processor. The switch operation may be switch from one mode to another, such as a transition to or from a sleep mode, a context switch, or the execution of various types of instructions.
US09600271B2	System, method, and computer-readable medium A system includes: processing circuitry and a database which stores target data to be accessed by a plurality of information processing apparatus each of which executes a software program that issues a request to access the target data, the request including version information regarding the software program which issued the request and is being updated from a first version to a second version. The processing circuitry is configured to: update the database by transferring data from a first database relating to the first version to a second database relating to the second version; receive the request from one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses during the updating of the database; and determine a transmission destination of the received request based on the version information included in the received request and a condition of whether or not the target data is transferred from the first database to the second database.
US09600267B2	Optimizing provisioning through automated virtual machine template generation Software that dynamically updates virtual machine templates at deterministic intervals in order to reduce patching time, by performing the following operations: (i) identifying a virtual machine (VM) provisioned according to a first VM template; (ii) initiating a patching process that applies a set of patch(es) to the VM, thereby creating a patched VM; (iii) determining that an amount of time taken to complete the patching process is greater than a predetermined threshold; and (iv) responsive to determining that the amount of time taken to complete the patching process is greater than the predetermined threshold, generating a second VM template based, at least in part, on the patched VM.
US09600260B2	Method for dynamically managing multicast sessions for software downloads and related systems Methods and systems are disclosed for dynamically managing multicast sessions for software downloads and, more particularly, for such software downloads used in build-to-order manufacturing information handling systems. Multiple multicast sessions are automatically managed simultaneously, where each session can have its own unique set of session parameters, in such a way as to support a high mix, high volume manufacturing build-to-order environment. Multicast session control parameters, such as start time and client count, are defined for each multicast session base upon download requests from the information handling systems as they reach the software installation phase.
US09600253B2	Arranging binary code based on call graph partitioning Mechanisms are provided for arranging binary code to reduce instruction cache conflict misses. These mechanisms generate a call graph of a portion of code. Nodes and edges in the call graph are weighted to generate a weighted call graph. The weighted call graph is then partitioned according to the weights, affinities between nodes of the call graph, and the size of cache lines in an instruction cache of the data processing system, so that binary code associated with one or more subsets of nodes in the call graph are combined into individual cache lines based on the partitioning. The binary code corresponding to the partitioned call graph is then output for execution in a computing device.
US09600240B2	Trailing or leading zero counter having parallel and combinational logic A trailing/leading zero counter includes a plurality of hardware logic blocks, each of which calculates one bit of the output value (i.e. the number of trailing/leading zeros depending on whether it is a trailing/leading zero counter). Each hardware logic block includes two blocks of section hardware logic which each receive a section of an input string and generate one or two outputs from this section of bits. Combining logic then combines the outputs of the section hardware logic to generate the bit of the output value. For hardware logic blocks which calculate bits other than the least significant bit of the output, the hardware logic blocks also include one or more OR reduction stages which reduces the length of the input string by pairwise combining of bits using OR gates before the resultant string is divided into two sections and input to the section hardware logic.
US09600238B2	Fully digital chaotic differential equation-based systems and methods Various embodiments are provided for fully digital chaotic differential equation-based systems and methods. In one embodiment, among others, a digital circuit includes digital state registers and one or more digital logic modules configured to obtain a first value from two or more of the digital state registers; determine a second value based upon the obtained first values and a chaotic differential equation; and provide the second value to set a state of one of the plurality of digital state registers. In another embodiment, a digital circuit includes digital state registers, digital logic modules configured to obtain outputs from a subset of the digital shift registers and to provide the input based upon a chaotic differential equation for setting a state of at least one of the subset of digital shift registers, and a digital clock configured to provide a clock signal for operating the digital shift registers.
US09600232B2	Aligning FIFO pointers in a data communications lane of a serial link Aligning FIFO pointers includes resetting, by a write control block coupled to a write side of the FIFO, write pointers to an initial value. Then, iteratively, until one or more bits retrieved from the write side match one or more bits of an alignment bit pattern: providing, by the write side to the read side, the alignment bit pattern; retrieving, by the read side, one or more bits from the write side; providing, by the read side through a read control block, the retrieved one or more bits to the write control block; determining, by the write control block, whether the retrieved one or more bits match one or more bits of the alignment bit pattern; and, if the retrieved one or more bits do not match one or more bits of the alignment bit pattern, suppressing the read pointer from incrementing for a predetermined period of time.
US09600231B1	Model shrinking for embedded keyword spotting A revised support vector machine (SVM) classifier is offered to distinguish between true keywords and false positives based on output from a keyword spotting component of a speech recognition system. The SVM operates on a reduced set of feature dimensions, where the feature dimensions are selected based on their ability to distinguish between true keywords and false positives. Further, support vectors pairs are merged to create a reduced set of re-weighted support vectors. These techniques result in an SVM that may be operated using reduced computing resources, thus improving system performance.
US09600229B2	Location based responses to telephone requests A method for receiving processed information at a remote device is described. The method includes transmitting from the remote device a verbal request to a first information provider and receiving a digital message from the first information provider in response to the transmitted verbal request. The digital message includes a symbolic representation indicator associated with a symbolic representation of the verbal request and data used to control an application. The method also includes transmitting, using the application, the symbolic representation indicator to a second information provider for generating results to be displayed on the remote device.
US09600226B2	Media playback processing and control method, apparatus, and system A media playback processing and control method, apparatus, and system are provided. The processing method includes: receiving, by a central server, a query request of a control device, and returning a query response to the control device according to a resource information table; receiving a resource request of a selected display device selected by the control device; and querying the resource information table, determining that a selected media resource corresponding to information about a selected storage path is stored on a first media server (MS), and determining a second MS with a conversion capability to convert a media format of the selected media resource into a media format supported by a playback capability of the selected display device, so as to enable the selected display device to play a media resource converted by the second MS from the selected media resource.
US09600220B2	Multi-device display configuration A process provides a multi-device display configuration. The process receives, at a master device, one or more device parameters from a plurality of display devices. The process also determines, at the master device, an arrangement of the plurality of display devices that provides a multi-device display. Further, the process sends, from the master device, one or more display indicia to the plurality of display devices that each of the plurality of display devices displays to allow one or more users to position the plurality of display devices in the arrangement. The process sends, from the master device, a first portion of the content to a first display device, and a second portion of the content to a second display device for the first and second display devices to simultaneously display the first and second portions of the content.
US09600217B2	Portable apparatus displaying apparatus information on electronic apparatus A portable apparatus includes an image capturing device, a display device, an indoor image acquisition unit, an apparatus position acquisition unit, an apparatus information acquisition unit, and a display control unit. The indoor image acquisition unit acquires an indoor image of a building having a plurality of floors. The apparatus position acquisition unit acquires a position of an electronic apparatus in real space. The apparatus information acquisition unit acquires apparatus information on the electronic apparatus. The display control unit causes the display device to display a composite image formed by combining additional information based on the apparatus information with a to-be-combined image, while linking the additional information to a position of the electronic apparatus in the to-be-combined image, this position corresponding to a relationship between the position of the electronic apparatus in real space and a position of the portable apparatus in real space.
US09600216B2	System and method for managing jobs in heterogeneous environments A system and method for managing jobs are provided. A job manager is operable to normalize a command submitted by a user. The job manager then executes a first job associated with a first operating environment in response to the normalized command and executes a second job associated with a second operating environment in response to the normalized command. The first operating environment and the second operating environment are heterogeneous.
US09600191B2	Systems and methods for reordering packet transmissions in a scalable memory system protocol A memory device includes a plurality of memory components that stores data and a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of memory components. The processor may receive a plurality of packets associated with a plurality of data operations, such that each of the plurality of packets includes a transaction window field indicating a type of memory component associated with a respective data operation of the respective packet. The processor may also perform the plurality of data operations in a first order based on the type of memory component indicated in the transaction window field of each of the plurality of packets.
US09600189B2	Bank-level fault management in a memory system According to one aspect, bank-level fault management in a memory system is provided. The memory system includes a plurality of ranks, each rank including a plurality of memory devices each having a plurality of banks. A first error is detected in a first bank number of a first memory device of a rank. The first bank number of the first memory device is marked with a bank-level chip mark. The bank-level chip mark isolates declaration of an error condition to the first bank number. A bank-level fault management action is performed based on the bank-level chip mark to accommodate the error condition.
US09600186B2	Device and method for causing another device to execute write instruction according to index value representing load A first storage virtualization device operates in a system in which instructions requested by host computers are assigned to a plurality of storage virtualization devices. The first storage virtualization device includes an interface and a processor. The interface receives a write instruction assigned to the first storage virtualization device, data to be written by the write instruction, and operation statuses of other storage virtualization devices in the system. The processor calculates index values which represent loads when the first storage virtualization device processes the write instruction. The processor selects a second storage virtualization device for the purpose of requesting that it execute the write instruction by use of the operation statuses when the index values are greater than thresholds. The processor transmits the write instruction and the data to the second storage virtualization device.
US09600184B2	Apparatus, system, and method for coordinating storage requests in a multi-processor/multi-thread environment An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for coordinating storage requests in a multi-processor/multi-thread environment. An append/invalidate module generates a first append data storage command from a first storage request and a second append data storage command from a second storage request. The storage requests overwrite existing data with first and second data including where the first and second data have at least a portion of overlapping data. The second storage request is received after the first storage request. The append/invalidate module updates an index by marking data being overwritten as invalid. A restructure module updates the index based on the first data and updates the index based on the second data. The updated index is organized to indicate that the second data is more current than the first data regardless of processing order. The modules prevent access to the index until the modules have completed updating the index.
US09600173B2	Consuming data on a touchscreen device System and computer program product to consume data on a mobile device. Data records are outputted according to a columnar or row orientation in a first panel of an application. Four other panels, each initially hidden from view, are defined to receive data from the user via a predefined touchscreen gesture. If an orientation of the gesture matches the orientation of the data records, the set of data records is either archived or deleted to a respective panel, of the four other panels, according to a direction of the gesture and a predefined action associated with that direction. If the orientation of the gesture is transverse to the orientation of the data records, individual data records are archived or deleted to a respective panel, of the four other panels, according to a direction of the gesture and a predefined action associated with that direction.
US09600169B2	Customizable gestures for mobile devices Users are enabled to define and modify mappings between (1) gestures and (2) actions performed by one or more computing devices in response to a device detecting performance of a gesture. A generalized gesture-to-action mapping framework allows users to intuitively define and modify such mappings. In response to a device detecting the performance of a particular gesture, one or more devices may cause the execution of one or more device actions based on a set of user-defined gesture-to-action mappings.
US09600168B2	Mobile terminal and display controlling method thereof A mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal includes a touchscreen configured to display at least one or more data link items, the touchscreen receiving an input for a preview of a first data link item from the at least one or more data link items, and a controller configured to control the touchscreen to display a first display window for displaying a first data associated with the first data link item on a predetermined region of the touchscreen after receiving the input for the preview of the first data link item, and further configured to adjust a size for the first display window after receiving an input associated with a size adjusting signal.
US09600167B2	Systems and methods for a user-adaptive keyboard In one embodiment, a method includes detecting one or more user interactions, associated with a user of a computing device, each interaction occurring at a region associated with an input value, and determining, for at least one user interaction, that the at least one user intended to provide a different input value. Adaptation information is generated for the at least one user based on the at least one user interaction. The adaptation information is stored for the at least one user. A user interaction is detected at a region. The user's intended input value is determined based on the user interaction and the adaptation information.
US09600152B2	Providing feedback for screen sharing A data processing system and computer program product for sharing displayed content. A content displayed on a source computer system is shared with a set of target computer systems, wherein the content is displayed on a target display on each target computer system in the set of target computer systems. In response to a change in the content displayed on the source computer system, a progress in displaying the change in the content on the target display on the each target computer system in the set of target computer systems is identified. An indication of the progress in displaying the change in the content on the target display on the each target computer system in the set of target computer systems is generated at the source computer system.
US09600150B1	System and method for providing promotions to users during idle time A system and method for displaying auxiliary content during an idle time in a virtual space. Execution of requested actions in an instance of a virtual space may be associated with wait times. Idle periods of time imposed on a user by the wait times of the requested actions may be detected. During the detected idle periods of time, sets of auxiliary content to present to the user may be determined. The sets of auxiliary content may be presented along with the view of the virtual space to the user during the detected idle periods of time. The responses of the user to the individual sets of auxiliary content during the idle periods may be monitored. In some implementations, sets of auxiliary content may be determined based on past responses of the user to previously determined sets of auxiliary content.
US09600145B2	Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller, if a 1st touch gesture is received through the touchscreen, outputting a movable button pad including at least one 1st touch button to the touchscreen in response to the received 1st touch gesture, the controller, if a prescribed one of the at least one 1st touch button is selected, enabling a prescribed function corresponding to the prescribed 1st touch button. Accordingly, in controlling a touchscreen having a relatively large size, the present invention can provide a touch screen control environment for enhancing user's convenience.
US09600141B2	Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating information retrieval for a communication device Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media are provided. In some embodiments, a method can include: detecting a selection of an item, the item being displayed via user interface (UI); searching for information associated with the item for which selection is detected, wherein the searching is performed automatically based, at least, upon the detecting the selection of the item; and displaying search results, via the UI, wherein the displaying the search results is performed automatically during the selection of the item. In some embodiments, the search results comprise at least one of: a voicemail, a number of voicemails, messaging details, a portion of text, contacts information or social media information associated with the item for which selection is detected.
US09600139B2	Electronic device and method for implementing user interfaces associated with touch screens An electronic device and a user interface implementing method therein are disclosed. The method includes displaying at least one content, displaying a shortcut key corresponding to the at least one content if close contact is detected, and executing a function corresponding to the at least one content if the shortcut key is selected. The shortcut key can invoke a function corresponding to the at least one content if an input tool closely approaches the at least one content in an area on the touch screen and is located within a distance from the surface of the touch screen.
US09600130B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a plurality of pixel electrodes to which a display voltage is supplied; a common electrode forming first capacitance with the plurality of pixel electrodes, and having a common voltage supplied thereto; a plurality of sensing electrodes forming second capacitance with the common electrode, and having a touch driving signal supplied thereto; and a touch controller supplying the touch driving signal, wherein a voltage of the common electrode includes a first ripple component that is generated due to variation in the display voltage and a second ripple component that is generated due to variation in the touch driving signal, and the touch controller supplies the touch driving signal such that a polarity of the second ripple component is determined based on a polarity of the first ripple component.
US09600127B2	Display device integrated with touch screen panel A display device with an integrated touch screen panel is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate each including a display region and a non-display region. A sealing member is formed between the non-display regions of the upper and lower substrates and the sealing member includes a first region and a second region, wherein the second region is located adjacent to the corners of the substrates. An electrode is formed over substantially the entire display region of the lower substrate. A power line is formed in the non-display region of the lower substrate and a first connection electrode is formed electrically connecting the power line to an end portion of the electrode. Each of the power line, the end portion of the electrode, and the first connection electrode at least partially overlaps the first region and does not overlap the second region.
US09600126B2	Location detection device In a location detection device, a capacitive touch panel is disposed on a surface of a display screen of a display device. The location detection device includes a touch panel that includes a plurality of transparent electrodes arranged in mutually intersecting directions; a location detection unit that detects a touch location of an instruction body by selecting parts of the plurality of transparent electrodes and measuring a change in capacitance between the parts; and, a low impedance setting unit that, at a point in time when the location detection unit selects the parts of the transparent electrodes, puts remaining transparent electrodes into a low impedance state.
US09600122B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a body configured to form an external appearance of the terminal; and a touch display unit formed on the body. Further, the touch display unit includes a display panel configured to display screen information, a window formed on the display panel, a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit disposed below the window and configured to sense touch coordinates of a touch input on the window, a deformation region configured to deform with at least one region of the window where the touch input occurs on the window, and a third sensing unit separated from the first sensing unit by interposing the deformation region therebetween. The terminal also includes a controller configured to execute a specific control command based on the touch input sensed by the first through the third sensing units.
US09600120B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for orientation-based parallax display A method includes displaying three or more display layers, the three or more display layers including at least a first display layer and a second display layer. The method further includes shifting display positions of at least the first display layer and the second display layer. Shifting the display positions includes applying a first (x,y) offset to the display position of the first display layer, and applying a second (x,y) offset to the display position of the second display layer, wherein the first (x,y) offset and the second (x,y) offset are determined in accordance with a calculated difference between a detected orientation of the electronic device and a reference orientation. The method further includes redisplaying the three or more display layers after the shifting of the display positions. At least one of the first display layer and the second display layer is responsive to touch input gestures.
US09600114B2	Variable pressure touch system The disclosed variable pressure touch system includes an information handling system (IHS) that may take many forms. In one embodiment, the IHS may be a tablet with a touch sensor in the form of a touch sensitive display. A user may apply pressure to the touch sensor with a finger, stylus, or other pointing device. The touch sensor may then generate a current pressure indication of the current pressure exhibited by the touch on the touch sensor. In one embodiment, a touch tool of the IHS may receive the current pressure indication and generate a display image on the display of the IHS that changes as the current pressure indication changes. In other embodiments, the touch tool of the IHS may receive the current pressure indication and generate a visual indicator on the display of the IHS that changes as the current pressure indication changes.
US09600106B2	Electronic display module and apparatus using the same An electronic display module is provided. The electronic display module includes a touch display assembly, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The touch display assembly has a bottom edge and a top edge located at two sides of the touch display assembly. The first circuit board is connected to the bottom edge of the touch display assembly. The second circuit board is connected to the top edge of the touch display assembly. A distance from the active area to the bottom edge is different from a distance from the active area to the top edge.
US09600104B2	Touch device and a detection method thereof A touch device is provided in the present disclosure. The touch device comprises a plurality of piezoelectric transducers arranged in a touch region of a substrate and a plurality of signal wires located on the substrate and electrically connecting the plurality of piezoelectric transducers. The touch device in the present disclosure can convert mechanical vibration into an electrical signal such that the signal on the touch device can be detected without using any additional driving voltage.
US09600099B2	Device for interaction with touch screen According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one receiver configured to receive an identifier and an indication of at least one new touch point detected on a touch sensitive screen, and at least one processing core configured to cause transmission of a disable touch point instruction, to determine whether the at least one new touch point disappears from the touch sensitive screen, and responsive to a determination that the at least one new touch point disappears from the touch sensitive screen, to associate a location on the touch sensitive screen with the identifier.
US09600095B2	Position indicator A position indicator includes a columnar magnetic core provided within a cylindrical casing with an axial direction of the casing as a direction of a central axis of the magnetic core. A coil is wound so as to have the central axis of the columnar magnetic core as a center. A core body is provided so as to have a tip portion exposed to an outside from an opening formed on one end side in the axial direction of the cylindrical casing. The magnetic core has a flat cross-sectional shape, and has a tapered portion formed on a side of the tip portion of the core body in the direction of the central axis of the magnetic core, the tapered portion being tapered off toward the tip portion of the core body.
US09600093B2	Touch sensing system and method for driving the same A touch sensing system includes a pen including a resonant circuit embedded therein, XY electrodes including X electrodes and Y electrodes perpendicular to the X electrodes, an antenna surrounding the XY electrodes, and a first touch driving circuit which transmits a resonant inductive signal to the pen through electric coupling and to receive a resonance signal from the pen through the antenna.
US09600081B2	Information processing method and electronic device for improving gesture identification The disclosure provides an information processing method and an electronic device using the same. The method comprises: when the electronic device is in a first operation mode in which there is a first angle between a first body and a second body of the electronic device, acquiring first operation information of an operating object, the first operation information including at least a first angle; acquiring a predefined correspondence relationship set; matching the acquired first angle with a first relationship in the relationship set to obtain a first matching result; and outputting the first matching result. The disclosure also provides an electronic device.
US09600079B2	Surface determination via bone conduction Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for surface determination via bone conduction. According to one aspect, a user device can identify a surface via bone conduction. The user device can identify one or more controllable devices to control using the surface. The user device can detect a user interaction, such as a gesture, performed by a user on the surface. The user device can provide an instruction to the controllable device(s) to cause the controllable device(s) to perform one or more operations in response to the user interaction with the surface.
US09600071B2	Linear vibrator providing localized haptic feedback An apparatus for providing haptic feedback, including: a shell defining an aperture; a driver disposed within the shell; a mass disposed within the coil; and a projection connected to the mass and extending through the aperture. Also described herein is a method for providing generalized and localized haptic feedback, including the operations of: receiving an input signal; determining if the input signal corresponds to a generalized haptic feedback; if so, providing a first input to a linear vibrator; otherwise, providing a second input to a linear vibrator; wherein the linear vibrator outputs a generalized haptic feedback in response to the first input; and the linear vibrator outputs a localized haptic feedback in response to the second input.
US09600070B2	User interface having changeable topography A user interface having changeable topography is disclosed. The user interface can have a shape changeable surface that can selectively alter according to an input so as to provide changeable topography of the user interface. The surface can include individual nodes that can raise above or lower below the initial surface. Alternatively, the surface can include a shape changeable material that can change the shape of portions thereof into discrete shapes above or below the initial surface. Alternatively, the surface can include a deformable material that can deform portions thereof into discrete forms above or below the initial surface. The changeable topography can define different user interface layouts. The user interface can, for example, be associated with input and/or output devices, such as touch pads, touch screens, and the like.
US09600059B2	Facilitating power management in a multi-core processor The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates power management in a multi-core processor. During operation, the system detects a change related to a number of active processor cores in the multi-core processor. (Within this system, a given processor core can reside in an active state, wherein the given processor core can draw an active power, or alternatively in a constrained state, wherein the given processor core can draw a constrained power, which is less than the active power.) In response to detecting the change, the system computes a new current limit ICCMAX for the multi-core processor based on the number of active and constrained processor cores. Finally, the system communicates ICCMAX to a power-management mechanism within the multi-core processor. This enables the power-management mechanism to use ICCMAX to account for power saved by the constrained processor cores when the multi-core system is subsequently determining whether to change its operating frequency.
US09600058B2	Enhancing power-performance efficiency in a computer system when bursts of activity occurs when operating in low power Techniques described above may enhance the power-performance efficiency of a processor, SoC, or a computing system. Embodiments described here allow an increase in frequency of the clock signal to a peak frequency value in response to detecting an occurrence of a burst of high activity within the low processor utilization periods. A power management unit may accumulate the budget during the low or idle processor utilization periods and the level of activity of the burst of high activity signal may be determined. The PMU may increase the frequency of the clock signal provided to the processing cores if the level of the burst of high activity exceeds a first threshold value and an accumulated budget value exceeds a second threshold value.
US09600052B2	Peak current handler A device and method for limiting peak current draw in an electronic device includes identifying an operational state of the electronic device, and accessing data stored in the electronic device, the data including possible operational states of the electronic device and respective configuration data for maintaining an electric current consumption of the electronic device below a prescribed threshold. Operational parameters of the electronic device are modified based on the data obtained from memory to maintain the electric current consumption of the electronic device below the prescribed threshold.
US09600050B2	Electric power management system An electric power management system includes an electric power generating unit, an electric power storage device and a central control unit. The electric power generating unit generates a first electric power. The electric power storage device, electrically connected to the electric power generating unit, stores the first electric power. The central control unit includes an electric power shunting module and a calculating and processing module. The electric power shunting module, electrically connected to the electric power storage device, controls the electric power storage device to output a second electric power to a client end through an output end of the electric power storage device. The calculating and processing module, electrically connected to the electric power shunting module, records amounts of the first electric power generated by the electric power generating unit and the second electric power consumed by the client end and accordingly outputs analysis information.
US09600047B2	Electronic control unit Disclosed is an electronic control unit capable of identifying an abnormality in a power supply voltage without narrowing the operating voltage range, and having minimal effects on cost and the circuit mounting surface area. The ECU includes a microcomputer containing an input terminal VCCin and an input terminal Vrin, a power supply IC that supplies a power supply voltage VCC to the input terminal VCCin, and as a reference-voltage-generator circuit a voltage-divider resistor and a voltage-divider resistor configuring a voltage-dividing circuit that outputs a sub-divided voltage Vc is sub-divided from the power supply voltage VCC, a capacitor coupled at one end to the input terminal Vrin and coupled on at the other end to ground, and a voltage isolation element coupled between the voltage-dividing circuit and the input terminal Vrin.
US09600038B2	Systems and methods for securing high density SSDs In various embodiments, a high-density solid-state storage unit includes a base section and a cassette section having plurality of flash cards. The cassette section can be removably attached to the base section to provide security of data stored on the plurality of flash cards. The cassette section provides for physical security of the flash cards in part through packaging of the enclosure and energy transfer to the base station. The cassette section further provides for security of the data stored on the flash cards in part through a trusted platform module (TPM) embodied as a removable module connected to a universal serial bus (USB) style connector.
US09600037B2	Housing as an I/O device There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.
US09600036B2	Hinge device for a portable computer A hinge device capable of reducing a reduced-size biaxial structure that can selectively switch rotations of two shafts according to an opening/closing angle position between two chassis is disclosed. The hinge device includes a first shaft attached to a first chassis, and a second shaft attached to a second chassis. The first shaft includes a recess located on an outer peripheral surface of the first shaft, and the second shaft includes a recess located on an outer peripheral surface of the second shaft. The hinge device also includes a lock member having a first projection engageable the said first recess, a second projection engageable with the second recess, and an arm member coupling the first projection to the second projection. The lock member allows rotation of one of the first shaft or the second shaft and restricts rotation of each other according to an opening/closing angle position between the first chassis and the second chassis by alternately performing engagement of the first projection with said first recess and engagement of the second projection with the second recess by means of sway of the arm member.
US09600024B2	Control method of clock gating for dithering in the clock signal to mitigate voltage transients A control method for a clock signal for a CPU contained in a CMOS circuit includes: when a load current for the CMOS circuit is enabled, generating a first clock signal; in a first period, selectively gating certain cycles of the first clock signal to generate a second clock signal which has a clock rate less than a clock rate of the first clock signal; and in a second period, dithering in the gated cycles to increase the clock rate of the second clock signal to be equal to that of the first clock signal. The second clock signal is continuously input to the CMOS circuit during the first period and the second period.
US09600017B2	Vehicle throttle and brake control system employing instinctive driver response for enhanced vehicle control An improved motor vehicle speed and braking control system configured to maximize performance and response times for braking to a driver's instinctual physiological and psychological response to a perceived need to decelerate. The system provides a throttle pedal and brake pedal system configured to cause braking and an immediate change of engine power to idle once a user touches or causes activation of safety switches by a proximity or contact with them directly or with the brake pedal or a sliding of the throttle pedal depending on the configuration. Accidental acceleration during any attempt to brake is thereby eliminated by the system.
US09600005B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit and method for operating the same for a stabilizing power supply A semiconductor integrated circuit that is used for a stabilizing power supply circuit which supplies an output power supply voltage to a parallel connection of a smoothing capacitor and a load, from an input power supply voltage, includes an error amplifier that detects an error of the output power supply voltage, an output control circuit that is connected between the input terminal and the output terminal, a phase compensation circuit that is connected to the error amplifier, and a detection control circuit that is connected to the phase compensation circuit.
US09599993B2	Three-dimensional manipulation of teams of quadrotors A system and method is described for controlling flight trajectories of at least two flying vehicles towards goal positions. The system includes at least two flying vehicles with onboard inertial measurement units for determining and updating orientation, angular velocities, position and linear velocities of the at least two flying vehicles, a motion capture system to detect current position and velocity of each of the at least two flying vehicles, and a base controller in communication with the motion capture system and in communication with the plurality of flying vehicles. The base controller calculates for each of the flying vehicles, at predetermined intervals of time, optimum trajectory paths using piece-wise smooth polynomial functions, applying weighting factors, and enforcing overlap constraints.
US09599991B2	Method and device for automatically engaging an automated emergency descent of an aircraft A device for automatically engaging an automated emergency descent of an aircraft. The device comprises a monitoring unit configured to automatically compare, repetitively, a current cabin altitude of the aircraft to an engagement threshold representing an altitude value, an activation unit configured to automatically engage the automated emergency descent when the current cabin altitude reaches the engagement threshold called main engagement threshold, and a unit for generating at least one engagement threshold configured at least to adapt the main engagement threshold according to the terrain, the main engagement threshold corresponding to the sum of a terrain altitude and a predetermined margin.
US09599974B2	System for dynamic connection of distributed advanced process control components with control level applications Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for a “path affinity” engine that may work in the background to discover route information needed to connect industrial control components to control level data using “tag names.” Connections may be established dynamically through the path affinity engine, thereby simplifying the commissioning process and allowing connections to be made on an as needed basis. Accordingly, discovery of tag locations at runtime may be permitted, and implementing hardware changes in industrial control environments may be greatly simplified.
US09599967B2	Deferring appointment alarms A method, executed by a computer, for deferring an alarm includes determining a user's location relative to an appointment, calculating a required alert time, and setting a deferral duration to less than or equal to a difference between a required alert time and a current time. In some embodiments, a final alarm is activated when the deferral duration has elapsed. The alarm may be deactivated when the appointment occurs or when the user arrives at the appointment location. In some embodiments, the travel time to the appointment is calculated and the mode of transportation is determined. The required alert time may correspond to an amount of time the user requires to prepare for the appointment or for departure to the appointment. A computer program product and computer system corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.
US09599966B2	Heart cam for a timepiece or chronograph Timepiece wheel set (1) including an arbor (3) carrying a wheel (4), and a heart cam (2) in an angularly indexed position with respect to the wheel (4), the heart cam (2) is freely mounted in a radial direction (R) with respect to the axis (D) of the arbor (3), and is returned in a neutral position towards the axis (D) by at least one flexible element (6), which is either a strip (25; 26) incorporated in the heart cam (2), or a spring (60) inserted between the wheel (4) and the heart cam (2), and the flexible element (6) is dimensioned to damp impacts applied to a peripheral cam track (23) comprised in the heart cam (2).
US09599963B2	Mechanism for the magnetic actuation of timepiece striking mechanisms A watch including a timepiece striking mechanism, including a drive mechanism for driving and controlling the striking mechanism to operate at least one rigid hammer, movable between a first winding position and a second striking position, the hammer being arranged to strike a gong in the second striking position, this hammer including at least one magnetized portion arranged to cooperate with at least one actuator arranged to be driven in motion by the drive mechanism, the actuator including an alternating series of first areas and second areas with different magnetic field characteristics from each other, to whose influence the magnetized portion is successively subjected on order to trigger, as the case may be, the winding of the hammer or the striking of the hammer on the gong.
US09599959B2	Method for recording gabor hologram The present invention is related to an holographic probe device for recording a gabor hologram comprising: a coherent optical fiber bundle comprising a distal end and a proximal end; a recording medium optically coupled to the proximal end of the coherent optical fiber bundle; a light source producing in use a single light beam, illuminating the distal end of the coherent optical fiber bundle and the object to be observed.
US09599956B2	Image forming apparatus having a dual-position developing device An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a main assembly to which a cartridge including an image bearing member on which a latent image is formed and including a developing device for developing the latent image on the image bearing member is detachably mountable, and a transfer unit, detachably mountable to the main assembly separately from the cartridge, for transferring a developer image formed on the image bearing member. The developing device includes a developer carrying member and is movable between a contact position where the developer carrying member is contacted to the image bearing member and a spaced position where the developer carrying member is spaced from the image bearing member. The transfer unit includes a developing device contact-and-separation mechanism for moving the developing device between the contact position and the spaced position.
US09599941B2	Heater for heating a fixing rotator of a fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and including a heated face and a heater including a contact face contacting the heated face of the fixing rotator. The contact face has a Vickers hardness not greater than about 600 Hv.
US09599937B2	Image forming apparatus and method of separating recording medium An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer to bear a visible image, a transfer device to transfer the visible image from the image bearer onto a recording medium, a separator to separate the recording medium from the image bearer, a separation bias application device to apply a separation bias to the separator; and a controller to control the separation bias. When the recording medium fed in the image forming apparatus is either a black sheet or a metallic sheet, the controller sets the separation bias smaller than a predetermined separation bias value for a reference sheet type other than the black sheet and the metallic sheet.
US09599932B2	Developer container with sealing member having a plurality of holes and rotatable member having a plurality of projections contactable with the sealing member An accommodating container includes: an accommodating chamber, provided with an opening, for accommodating a developer; a seal member for unsealably sealing the opening; and a rotatable member rotatably supported inside the accommodating chamber. The seal member includes a sealing portion for sealing the opening, a connecting portion connected with the rotatable member, and at least one hole provided between the sealing portion and the connecting portion. The rotatable member includes a shaft portion and at least one projection extending in a direction of being spaced from the shaft portion. The hole and the projection are provided to establish a non-overlapping positional relationship with respect to a direction along the shaft portion.
US09599925B2	Image forming apparatus, control method, and non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable program An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; an image forming unit configured to form, on the image carrier, an electrostatic latent image; a developing unit including a toner carrier configured to develop, on the image carrier, a toner image corresponding to the electrostatic latent image; an application unit configured to apply a lubricant onto the image carrier; a calculation unit configured to calculate an image portion ratio representing a ratio of a toner sticking region to the electrostatic latent image or the toner image; and a control unit configured to cause the lubricant mixed into the developing unit to stick to the toner carrier, and change, depending on the image portion ratio, an amount of the lubricant caused to stick to a non-image-formation region which is a region on the image carrier and in which the electrostatic latent image or the toner image is not formed.
US09599923B2	Image forming apparatus with control of developing bias and charging bias An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a charging device; an exposure device; and a developer carrying member, wherein, when it is assumed that an image forming area, a printing portion and a non-printing portion are an area on the photosensitive member on which an image to be transferred onto a recording material is formed, an area in the image forming area to which the developer adheres and an area in the image forming area to which the developer does not adhere, respectively, the exposure device exposes the printing portion at a first laser power, exposes the non-printing portion at a second laser power smaller than the first laser power, and exposes a non-image forming area on the photosensitive member between two adjacent image forming areas at no laser power or a third laser power smaller than the second laser power.
US09599922B2	Light scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus employing the same Provided are a light scanning apparatus and an image forming apparatus including the same. The light scanning apparatus includes a housing, which includes a space therein; a light source module, which is installed at the housing and emits a light beam; a light deflector, which is installed on the bottom surface of the housing and deflects the light beam emitted by the light source module; an image forming optical system, which is installed in the space inside the housing and forms an image of the light beam deflected by the light deflector on a surface to be scanned; a flow restricting unit, which is arranged in the space inside the housing and restricts air flows formed as the light deflector is driven; and a cover, which covers the housing.
US09599920B2	Magnetic carrier and two-component developer The present invention is a magnetic carrier that has a magnetic carrier core and a resin coat layer, wherein the resin coat layer contains a coat resin A and a coat resin B, the coat resin A is a polymer obtained by polymerization of a (meth)acrylate ester monomer that has an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, the coat resin B is a polymer obtained by polymerization of (meth)acrylic monomer and has a polar group and an acid value of 4.0 to 50.0 mg KOH/g, the content of the coat resin A is 10 to 90 mass %, the content of the coat resin B is 10 to 90 mass %, and an acid value of the resin component in the resin coat layer is 1.0 to 10.0 mg KOH/g.
US09599918B2	Clear toner compositions Clear toner compositions for use in offset lithography (or offset printing). Such clear toner compositions comprising a toner particle comprising a polyester resin, a highly crosslinked resin, a surface additive applied to a surface of the toner particle, which exhibit desirable properties, including for example, having low haze level.
US09599916B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a substrate, an undercoat layer overlying the substrate, and a photosensitive layer overlying the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer includes a binder resin, a metal oxide particle and a compound having a thiol group.
US09599913B2	Electrophotographic member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus An electrophotographic member is provided in which conductivity barely reduces and sufficient conductivity is obtained even under a low temperature and low humidity environment, a reduction in resistance beyond necessity is readily suppressed even under a high temperature and high humidity environment, and the bleeding of the quaternary ammonium salt can be suppressed. There is provided an electrophotographic member including an electroconductive mandrel and an electroconductive layer, wherein the electroconductive layer includes a resin having at least one of a structure represented by the following formula (1) and a structure represented by the following formula (2) in the molecule, and an anion:
US09599909B2	Electrostatic chuck cleaner, cleaning method, and exposure apparatus According to one embodiment, an electrostatic chuck cleaner cleaning an adsorption face of an electrostatic chuck capable of attracting a reticle, and the cleaner includes: a plurality of substrates; adhesive layers provided on a major surface of each of the substrates, the adhesive layers being pressed against the adsorption face; and conductive layers provided on the major surface of each of the substrates, and the conductive layers being provided in a region other than a region where the adhesive layer being provided. The adhesive layers provided on the major surface of each of the substrates are disposed in different regions, and the entire adsorption face is pressed by the adhesive layers when the adhesive layers of the substrates are pressed against the adsorption face.
US09599908B2	Lithographic apparatus and contamination removal or prevention method An immersion lithographic apparatus is cleaned by use of a cleaning liquid consisting essentially of ultra-pure water and (a) a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ozone, or (b) hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of up to 5%, or (c) ozone at a concentration of up to 50 ppm, or (d) oxygen at concentration of up to 10 ppm, or (e) any combination selected from (a)-(d).
US09599905B2	Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, device production method, and light polarization unit An illumination optical system which illuminates an illumination objective surface with a light from a light source. The illumination optical system includes a spatial light modulator which includes a plurality of optical elements arranged within a predetermined plane and controlled individually, and which forms a light intensity distribution in an illumination pupil of the illumination optical system; and a polarization unit which is arranged in a position optically conjugate with the predetermined plane, and which polarizes an incident light beam having a first and second partial light beams, coming into the polarization unit such that the first and second partial light beams have polarization states different from each other, and emits the polarized incident light beam as an outgoing light beam, wherein the polarization unit changes, in a cross section of the outgoing light beam, a ratio between a cross sectional areas of the first and second partial light beams.
US09599904B2	Illumination system for illuminating a mask in a microlithographic exposure apparatus An illumination system of a micro-lithographic projection exposure apparatus is provided, which is configured to illuminate a mask positioned in a mask plane. The system includes a pupil shaping optical subsystem and illuminator optics that illuminate a beam deflecting component. For determining a property of the beam deflecting component, an intensity distribution in a system pupil surface of the illumination system is determined. Then the property of the beam deflecting component is determined such that the intensity distribution produced by the pupil shaping subsystem in the system pupil surface approximates the intensity distribution determined before. At least one of the following aberrations are taken into account in this determination: (i) an aberration produced by the illuminator optics; (ii) an aberration produced by the pupil shaping optical subsystem; (iii) an aberration produced by an optical element arranged between the system pupil surface and the mask plane.
US09599895B2	Lithography using photoresist with photoinitiator and photoinhibitor Technologies are generally described for a photoresist and methods and systems effective to form a pattern in a photoresist on a substrate. In some examples, the photoresist includes a resin, a photoinitiator and a photoinhibitor. The photoinitiator may be effective to generate a first reactant upon the absorption of at least one photon of a particular wavelength of light. The first reactant may be effective to render the resin soluble or insoluble in a photoresist developer. The photoinhibitor may be effective to generate a second reactant upon the absorption of at least one photon of the particular wavelength of light. The second reactant may be effective to inhibit the first reactant.
US09599890B2	Method for manufacturing a nanolithography mask The invention concerns a manufacturing method for nanolithography masks from a PS-b-PMMA block copolymer film deposited on a surface to be etched, said copolymer film comprising PMMA nanodomains orientated perpendicularly to the surface to be etched, said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: partially irradiating said copolymer film to form a first irradiated area and a second non-irradiated area in said copolymer film, then treating said copolymer film in a developer solvent to selectively remove at least said PMMA nanodomains of said first irradiated area of said copolymer film.
US09599889B2	Method for manufacturing support frame for pellicle, support frame for pellicle, and pellicle Provided are a method of manufacturing a support frame for a pellicle, capable of forming a sufficiently blackened anodic oxide film through anodic oxidation treatment and providing a support frame for a pellicle industrially inexpensively with ease, a support frame for a pellicle obtained by the method, and a pellicle. Specifically, provided are a method of manufacturing a support frame for a pellicle to be used as a pellicle including an optical thin film, the method including: annealing an aluminum material formed of an Al—Zn—Mg based aluminum alloy; and subjecting the aluminum material to anodic oxidation treatment in an alkaline solution to form an anodic oxide film having a lightness index L* value of 40 or less, a support frame for a pellicle obtained by the method, and a pellicle including the support frame for a pellicle and an optical thin film.
US09599884B2	Light source apparatus and image display apparatus A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source units, a sensor unit, and an interval control unit. The sensor unit is capable of receiving a plurality of emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units and sampling intensities of the emitted light beams at a predetermined sampling interval. The interval control unit is capable of controlling the predetermined sampling interval on the basis of an output characteristic relating to each of the emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units.
US09599883B2	Light source unit including luminescent plate on to which excitation light from excitation light source is shone and projector including the light source unit To provide a light source unit which can execute a projection with less consumed power and noise and a projector including this light source unit, a light source unit is provided which includes an excitation light source and a luminescent plate which includes a first luminescent light emitting area on which a resin mixed luminescent material layer containing a resin binder is provided and a second luminescent light emitting area on which a luminescent material containing no resin binder is provided, on to which first luminescent light emitting area and second luminescent light emitting area excitation light from the excitation light source is shone.
US09599879B2	Image pickup apparatus equipped with semi-transparent mirror An image pickup apparatus capable of reducing unnecessary reflected light without narrowing an exposure area. A holding member holds a semi-transparent mirror and is rotatably supported by a mirror box so as to move between a mirror-down position in a photographing light path and a mirror-up position out of the photographing light path. A shading member is supported on an object-side end of the holding member via a rotation shaft so as to rotate between a closed position close to the holding member and an opened position apart from the holding member. An urging member energizes the shading member toward the opened position when the holding member is in the mirror-down position. An engagement portion engages with the shading member when the holding member rotates toward the mirror-up position so as to rotate the shading member toward the closed position against the urging force.
US09599877B2	Mountable, afocal adaptor for a camera In some implementations a mountable afocal adaptor for a camera includes an attachment plate affixed to the front of a camera housing of a camera and an afocal optical module. The afocal optical module is configured to convert a received optical image to a converted optical image for use by the camera. The afocal adaptor also includes a rotation mechanism with a rotation ring and a wave spring clamp, the rotation ring affixed to the attachment plate and the wave spring clamp affixed to the afocal optical module. The rotation ring and wave spring clamp are mounted relative to each other to rotate around a rotational axis aligned with an axis of an optical path formed between the afocal optical module and the attachment plate and aligned with a view axis of the camera. The rotation mechanism also permits rotation of the camera housing around the rotational axis relative to the afocal optical module.
US09599873B2	Light control method for light control element A light control method for a light control element which can be used even as a transmission-type one, has a high-quality mirror state enabling a high contrast ratio, and enables a display in multiple colors. To this end, in this light control method for a light control element, with respect to a light control element containing a pair of substrates, a pair of electrodes formed on opposed surfaces of the pair of substrates, and an electrolyte layer sandwiched between the pair of electrodes and including an electrochromic material containing silver and a mediator, the applied voltage to be applied between the pair of electrodes is changed in one light control period.
US09599871B2	Semiconductor device, display device, and method for producing semiconductor device This semiconductor device (100) includes: a thin-film transistor (101); an interlevel insulating layer (14) including a first insulating layer (12); a first transparent conductive layer (15) formed on the interlevel insulating layer and having a first hole (15p); a dielectric layer (17) covering the side surface of the first transparent conductive layer closer to the first hole; and a second transparent conductive layer (19a) overlapping at least partially with the first transparent conductive layer via the dielectric layer, which has a second hole (17p). The first insulating layer has a third hole (12p). The interlevel insulating layer and dielectric layer have a first contact hole (CH1), the sidewall of which includes the side surfaces of the second and third holes (17p, 12p). At least a part of the side surface of the third hole is aligned with that of the second hole. The second transparent conductive layer contacts with the drain electrode in the first contact hole to form a contact portion (105), which at least partially overlaps with a gate line layer when viewed along a normal to a substrate.
US09599864B2	Liquid crystal display device Provided is a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a first electrode and a second electrode formed on inner sides of the first and second substrates, respectively; and at least one third electrode formed in the liquid crystal layer to divide the liquid crystal layer into a plurality of sub-liquid crystal layers in a cell gap direction.
US09599858B2	Liquid crystal display device According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate including a common electrode, an insulation film disposed on the common electrode, and a pixel electrode disposed on the insulation film, opposed to the common electrode and provided with a slit, a counter-substrate disposed to be opposed to the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed of a negative-type liquid crystal material held between the array substrate and the counter-substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules which are initially aligned at an angle of 10° to 45° to a direction which is perpendicular to a direction of extension of the slit.
US09599850B2	Liquid crystal display panel for curved screen An LCD panel applied to a curved screen includes display sections and a black matrix layer. The black matrix layer is used for adjusting an area of the primary sub-pixel and an area of the secondary sub-pixel in each of display section, so that an area ratio of the secondary sub-pixel to the primary sub-pixel in the first display section equals to an area ratio of the secondary sub-pixel to the primary sub-pixel in the central display section, an area ratio of the secondary sub-pixel to the primary sub-pixel in the second display section is greater than that of the secondary sub-pixel to the primary sub-pixel in the first display section, an area of the primary sub-pixel in the central display section is lower than that of the primary sub-pixel in the first display section. Therefore, brightness and quality of the curved screen on image display are improved.
US09599837B2	Image blur correction device having lens rotation along lines connecting a fulcrum portion to first and second driving portions An image blur correction device includes: a lens unit that has at least one lens and is rotatable at least in a first direction, which is an axial rotation direction of a first fulcrum axis orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens, and a second direction which is an axial rotation direction of a second fulcrum axis orthogonal to the first fulcrum axis; a fixing member that rotatably supports the lens unit in the first and second directions; a first actuator that has a first driving portion so as to rotate the lens unit in the first direction; and a second actuator that has a second driving portion so as to rotate the lens unit in the second direction.
US09599830B2	Light source module, display apparatus and method for driving light source module A light source module adapted to provide a first illumination beam to a display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel for displaying a 2D/3D image. The light source module includes a first wedge-shaped light guide plate, a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, and a light source driving module. The first wedge-shaped light guide plate has a first and second light incident surfaces and an optical grating pattern. The first light emitting device and the second light emitting device are respectively disposed beside the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface. In a 2D/3D image display mode, the light source driving module controls to turn on the first/second light emitting device for providing the first illumination beam to the first wedge-shaped light guide plate. A method for driving the display apparatus is also provided.
US09599829B2	Birefringent lens material for stereoscopic image display device and method for producing birefringent lens for stereoscopic image display device There is provided a method for producing a birefringent lens for a stereoscopic image display using a birefringent material having two or more liquid crystal compounds each having at least one polymerizable functional group. The method includes the steps of providing the birefringent lens material; applying the birefringent lens material onto an alignment layer that has been subjected to an alignment treatment in a uniaxial direction, and forming the coating film into a lens shape by conducting curing with ultraviolet light.
US09599828B2	Image display apparatus An image display apparatus is provided, which uses a light deflection element capable of deflecting incident light so as to follow the position of an observer, and suppressing reduction in the intensity of light reaching eyes of the observer, regardless of the position of the observer. The light deflection element according to the present disclosure is configured to deflect incident light, and includes: a first optical element that deflects incident light; a second optical element that changes a deflection direction of emitted light by changing a refractive index thereof according to a voltage applied thereto; a first electrode provided on the first optical element side; a plurality of second electrodes provided on the second optical element side; and a control section that controls the voltage applied to the second optical element.
US09599826B2	Bottle kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope is made by installing a kit of parts within a beverage bottle that has been altered by cutting off the bottom of the bottle. The kit includes multiple lens systems and reflective tubes that are sized, shaped and arranged to create a dazzling composite image. In some examples, the composite image includes a multifaceted reflection of an assortment of viewable items plus a halo-distortion of the items encircling the multifaceted reflection. In addition to collecting ambient light directly from an axial direction, the kaleidoscope collects reflected light from multiple radial directions as directed by a multifaceted light-gathering reflector surrounding a transparent object container that contains the viewable items.
US09599824B2	Soft head mounted display goggles for use with mobile computing devices A head mounted display system for use with a mobile computing device, comprises a single-piece soft main body made entirely of a homogeneous unitary soft and compressible material, the soft main body configured to be worn on a human head, a lens assembly comprising two lenses configured to focus vision of a wearer on respective areas of a display screen of a mobile computing device, the lens assembly held within one or more apertures formed in the main body, such that an image may be viewed through the two lenses on the display screen. The head mounted display system main body has a retention pocket disposed forward of the lens assembly configured to accept and secure the mobile computing device to the main body.
US09599823B2	Detachable head mount display device and method for controlling the same A detachable head mounted display (HMD) device includes a display unit configured to display a user interface, a detached sensor unit configured to detect whether the HMD device has been affixed to eye-glasses, a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal generated when the eye-glasses to which the HMD device is affixed are touched, and a controller configured to control the display unit, the detached sensor unit, and the sensor unit. The controller is further configured to acquire identification information of the eye-glasses if the HMD device detects that the HMD device is affixed to the eye-glasses, to acquire a look up table related to the identification information, to acquire a control input related to the input signal from the look up table in response to the detected input signal, and to control the user interface to perform a function corresponding to the control input.
US09599819B2	System and method for dynamic in-vehicle virtual reality A method for in-vehicle dynamic virtual reality includes receiving vehicle data from one or more vehicle systems of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle dynamics data and receiving user data from a virtual reality device. The method includes generating a virtual view based on the vehicle data, the user data and a virtual world model, the virtual world model including one or more components that define the virtual view, wherein generating the virtual view includes augmenting one or more components of the virtual world model according to at least one of the vehicle data and the user data and rendering the virtual view to an output device by controlling the output device to update display of the virtual view according to the vehicle dynamics data.
US09599818B2	Obstacle avoidance apparatus and obstacle avoidance method An obstacle detecting unit detects an obstacle for a user wearing a head mounted display from an image of the outside world. A distance calculating unit calculates the distance from a detected obstacle to the user wearing the head mounted display. An obstacle replacing unit replaces the detected obstacle with a virtual object. A virtual object synthesizing unit generates a virtual object at a position within a virtual space displayed on the head mounted display, in which the position is determined according to the distance to the obstacle.
US09599814B2	Head-up display and optical projection system for a head-up display The optical projection system according to the invention for a display has an imaging display unit, which emits image information at least partly in the form of unpolarized light, and imaging optics, wherein the imaging optics are configured to present a virtual image of image information generated by the display unit in a display area, and wherein the imaging optics are further configured to split the light emitted by the display unit into two partial beam paths each having a different polarization, to rotate the polarization direction of at least one of the two partial beam paths and to subsequently superimpose the two partial beam paths and to present them as a virtual image display in the display area.
US09599804B2	System and method for computer-controlled execution of at least one test in a scanning microscope The invention relates to a method and a system for central computer controlled execution of at least one test run in a scanning microscope, particularly a confocal microscope, wherein at least one first software module of an application software is tested. The invention achieves the aim by a network made of individual scanning microscope clients and a central server. The clients can be contacted via a network interface and are administered in a central directory in the server. The application software for the individual components of a scanning microscope is made of individual software modules, each associated with a potential test. In order to be able to perform the various tests, the scanning microscope clients have been equipped on the hardware side with additional sensors and components that allow various operating parameters to be determined.
US09599800B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same Provided is a zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a rear lens group including at least one lens unit, in which an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, and materials of lenses included in a lens unit arranged closest to the image side are appropriately set.
US09599798B1	Optical image capturing system A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power, a fifth lens with refractive power and a sixth lens with refractive power. At least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US09599785B2	Fiber module rack system The present disclosure illustrates to a fiber module rack system in which a rack includes receiving spaces which each is formed by two frame plates of a base panel. Shell bodies of fiber optic cassettes are mounted in the receiving spaces, and a fiber module is disposed at a front part of the shell body, and a resilient locking member is disposed between the sliding track and at least one side of the shell body, so that the user can quickly and easily dismount the fiber optic cassettes from the rack without using tool.
US09599775B2	Set top box having light pipe bracket A light pipe bracket (6) for an electronic device is provided that comprises a planar main body, light pipes (13) each having a proximal end and a distal end in which the light pipe extends from the distal end at the planar main body toward the distal end, and circuit board holding means (7) that support at least a portion of a circuit in the electronic device.
US09599774B2	Optical fiber wiring method and its device To eliminate such shortcomings in the prior art that a large-scale semiconductor facility is required, large-sized wiring cannot be produced, and wiring for connection between substrates cannot be formed. Also, to eliminate such shortcomings in a method of using optical fibers for wiring that the wiring is unstable, requires a larger space, and gives rise to a difficulty in management regarding how the optical fibers are connected when the number of optical fibers increases. Further, to eliminate such shortcomings in another method of holding and fixing an optical fiber between polymer sheets that wiring cannot be formed on a plate connecting substrates. In an optical fiber wiring method and apparatus, by feeding an optical fiber, preferably a polymer-made optical fiber, to pass through an adhesive ejecting nozzle having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the optical fiber, the optical fiber coated with the adhesive on a fiber surface is obtained and optical wiring is formed on a substrate by using the adhesive-coated optical fiber. The optical wiring is formed on the substrate by moving the substrate and the nozzle relative to each other, for example, by moving the nozzle with the substrate held fixed, or by moving the substrate with the nozzle held fixed. The adhesive is of the type being hardened with irradiation of an ultraviolet ray. The optical wiring is formed on the substrate by irradiating an ultraviolet ray after the optical fiber coated with the adhesive on the fiber surface has been wired on the substrate.
US09599763B2	Universal traffic light luminaire A traffic light luminaire includes at least one light source, a collimating device for collimating light emitted by the at least one light source, and a light distribution device for spreading the collimated light within a specific solid angle with a specific luminous intensity distribution. The light source is a high brightness light source, and the light distribution device is a microstructured distributor having a micro-structured surface, wherein each equal-sized macroscopic section of the microstructured distributor contributes to the luminous intensity distribution in the same way within said whole specified solid angle. Thereby a low maintenance traffic light luminaire is provided which generates a homogeneous light distribution for a variety of trail arrangements (right curve, left curve, straight line) independent of the distance of the viewer.
US09599761B1	Thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer A thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer substantially rotationally symmetric about an optical axis passing thorough an apex of the thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer and convex along orthogonal first and second axes orthogonal to the optical axis is described. The thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer has at least one first location having a radial distance r1 from the optical axis and a displacement s1 from a plane perpendicular to the optical axis at the apex, where s1/r1 is at least 0.2. The thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer may have at least one inner layer substantially optically uniaxial at at least one first location away from the apex. For an area of the reflective polarizer defined by s1 and r1, a maximum variation of a transmission axis of the reflective polarizer may be less than about 2 degrees.
US09599758B2	Optical reflective film and optical reflector using the same An optical reflective film which includes at least one unit formed by laminating a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer on a substrate and is characterized in that at least either of the high refractive index layer or the low refractive index layer contains two or more kinds of polyvinyl alcohols having different degrees of saponification, the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer contain polyvinyl alcohols having approximately the same degree of saponification, and an average degree of saponification of polyvinyl alcohols contained in the high refractive index layer and an average degree of saponification of polyvinyl alcohols contained in the low refractive index layer are different from each other.
US09599750B2	Electroseismic surveying in exploration and production environments Systems, methods, and computer programs for monitoring production of fluids from a subterranean formation includes receiving, from a first sensor array at a first time, a first set of electromagnetic signals generated by an electro seismic or seismoelectric conversion of seismic signals caused, at least in part, by the production of fluid from the subterranean formation; receiving, from the first sensor array at a second time, a second set of electromagnetic signals generated by an electroseismic or seismoelectric conversion of seismic signals caused, at least in part, by the production of fluid from the subterranean formation; and determining one or more reservoir properties based, at least in part, on the first and second sets signals received from the first sensor array. The first sensor array is arranged to monitor the production operation.
US09599747B2	Detection device for detecting an object in a detection region on an inner panel part of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle, and corresponding method A detection device for detecting an object is disclosed. The detection device is located on and/or above an inner panel part of a motor vehicle in the region of an exit opening implemented in the inner panel part, wherein the detection device has a detection region, in which the object is detectable in an acquisition direction of the detection device, wherein the acquisition direction extends at least essentially in parallel to an opening plane of the exit opening.
US09599745B2	Package structure of optical apparatus The present invention provides a package structure of an optical apparatus which includes a substrate, a light emitting device, a light sensing device, and a light barrier member. The light emitting device is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate. The light emitting device is for emitting light. The light sensing device is disposed on the substrate and is a chip scale package (CSP) device. The light sensing device is for receiving light reflected by an object. The light barrier member is disposed around a periphery of the light sensing device.
US09599738B2	Tool position detection device, bending device, tool, position detection method of attachment member with respect to attachment target device A tool attachment unit includes a power feeding electrode and a plurality of detection electrodes. When a tool including a power receiving electrode and a displacement electrode is attached onto the tool attachment unit, the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode are opposed to each other, and the detection electrode and the displacement electrode are opposed to each other. A pair of the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode and a pair of the detection electrode and the displacement electrode form a capacitor circuit. A capacity of the capacitor circuit is changed in response to a position of the tool. A tool position detection unit supplies a power feeding signal to the power feeding electrode. A voltage information extractor extracts voltage information from the detection electrode. Based on the extracted voltage information, a position detection/arithmetic operation unit detects to which position the tool is attached.
US09599726B2	Array crystal module and fabrication method thereof A crystal-array module includes a number of unit crystal strips. The three-dimensional shape of the crystal-array module is a frustum or a combination of a right quadrangular prism and the frustum. The frustrum includes a first bottom face coupled with a photoelectric device and a first top face opposed to the first bottom face. The area of the first bottom face is smaller than that of the first top face. A fabrication method of the crystal-array module includes joining cut unit crystal strips or cut unit crystal strip arrays together.
US09599714B2	Wind measurement coherent lidar A noise spectral differential unit records a noise spectrum in a state without any received signal, and subtracts the noise spectrum from a received signal spectrum. An offset corrector performs offset correction of the signal spectrum obtained by subtracting the noise spectrum by the noise spectral differential unit with respect to the noise level at a frequency separated from the frequency peak position of the received signal by a prescribed value. A frequency shift analyzer executes signal processing of the signal spectrum resulting after the offset correction and measures a frequency shift. A wind velocity converter makes wind velocity detection from the frequency shift measured by the frequency shift analyzer.
US09599702B1	On-demand multi-scan micro doppler for vehicle A radar sensing system for a vehicle includes a transmitter, a receiver, a memory, and a processor. The transmitter transmits a radio signal and the receiver receives a reflected radio signal. The processor samples reflected radio signals during a plurality of time slices. The processor produces samples by correlating reflected radio signals to time-delayed replicas of transmitted radio signals. The processor accumulates the time slices into a first radar data cube and stores the first radar data cube in a memory. The processor combines a portion of the first radar data cube with a portion of a previously stored radar data cube. Based at least in part on the combined portions of the radar data cubes, the processor processes a time series that is a time series of the first radar data cube concatenated with a time series from the previously stored radar data cube.
US09599701B1	Solid state device for reducing target strength A device for deflecting acoustic waves for an object in a liquid environment includes an electrical power source located in the object. A heating grid is positioned about the object in the liquid environment, and a cooling grid is also positioned about the object in the liquid environment such that the heating grid is located between the object and the cooling grid. A least one Peltier device is joined to the electrical power source and the cooling grid for providing cooling. Resistance heating or the Peltier device can be joined to the heating grid for providing heating.
US09599688B2	Relaxation time estimation in surface NMR NMR relaxation time estimation methods and corresponding apparatus generate two or more alternating current transmit pulses with arbitrary amplitudes, time delays, and relative phases; apply a surface NMR acquisition scheme in which initial preparatory pulses, the properties of which may be fixed across a set of multiple acquisition sequence, are transmitted at the start of each acquisition sequence and are followed by one or more depth sensitive pulses, the pulse moments of which are varied across the set of multiple acquisition sequences; and apply processing techniques in which recorded NMR response data are used to estimate NMR properties and the relaxation times T1 and T2* as a function of position as well as one-dimensional and two-dimension distributions of T1 versus T2* as a function of subsurface position.
US09599687B2	Active resistive shimming for MRI devices Active resistive shim coil assemblies may be used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems to reduce in-homogeneity of the magnetic field in the imaging volume. Disclosed embodiments may be used with continuous systems, gapped cylindrical systems, or vertically gapped systems. Disclosed embodiments may also be used with an open MRI system and can be used with an instrument placed in the gap of the MRI system. An exemplary embodiment of the active resistive shim coil assembly of the present disclosure includes active resistive shim coils each operable to be energized by separate currents through a plurality of power channels. In some embodiments, the disclosed active resistive shim coil assemblies allow for various degrees of freedom to shim out field in-homogeneity.
US09599685B2	Antenna device and magnetic resonance imaging device for suppressing absorption rate of irradiated waves There is provided a technique for suppressing increase of SAR without sacrificing sensitivity in RF coils used in MRI apparatuses. The present invention provides an antenna device comprising a sheet-shaped conductor and a ribbon-shaped conductor disposed on the subject side with respect to the sheet-shaped conductor with a predetermined distance from the sheet-shaped conductor. The ribbon-shaped conductor has a meandering shape, and is adjusted so as to resonate at transmission and reception frequencies, and it is constituted so that distance to the sheet-shaped conductor becomes smaller at both end part thereof along the static magnetic field direction compared with the distance to the sheet-shaped conductor at the center thereof. Moreover, the ribbon-shaped conductor is constituted so as to have a smaller width, as the distance to the sheet-shaped conductor becomes smaller.
US09599684B2	Mounting for a body coil of a magnetic resonance device Mounting for a body coil of a magnetic resonance device is provided. A reversible and universal mounting device for a body coil in the magnetic resonance device is provided. The mounting device includes at least one expanding ring for creating a way of retaining the body coil in a tunnel-shaped magnetic opening of the magnetic resonance device. The mounting device also includes at least one expander that is configured to enable the expanding ring to be mounted on the inside of the tunnel-shaped magnetic opening of the magnetic resonance device by spreading. The mounting device includes at least one mounting element for mechanically supporting the body coil on the expanding ring.
US09599681B2	Magnetic sensor and magnetic detecting method of the same The present invention relates to a magnetic sensor and a magnetic detecting method. A first arrangement pattern includes: a first magnetic detection unit (201) including a magnetic sensitivity material (201a) and a magnetic convergence material (201b) having a length different from a length of the magnetic sensitivity unit on a substrate, and being arranged to be parallel to the substrate and arranged horizontally so that a median line (Ma) passing through a midpoint of the magnetic sensitivity material in a longitudinal direction and a median line (Mb) of the magnetic convergence material in the longitudinal direction do not cross with each other; a second magnetic detection unit (202) having the structure same as the structure of the first magnetic detection unit; and a connecting unit electrically connecting the magnetic sensitivity material of the first magnetic detection unit in series with a magnetic sensitivity material of the second magnetic detection unit.
US09599680B2	Electronic device having an electronic compass adapted to detect when the device is in a holster According to one aspect, a portable electronic device sized and shaped to be received within a holster having a magnetic element. The portable electronic device includes an electronic compass adapted to measure a magnetic field of the magnetic element in at least two axes. When the measured pattern corresponds to a first pattern, the portable electronic device is adapted to determine that the portable electronic device is in the holster.
US09599673B2	Structural testing of integrated circuits An integrated circuit (IC) that is operable in scan test and functional modes includes scan-in pads, scan-out pads, scan chains, a compressor, a decompressor, a test control register, and a scan controller. The scan controller includes a multiple input shift register (MISR), an inverter, and multiple logic gates. The scan-in and scan-out pads receive scan test data and masking signals, respectively. The decompressor provides decompressed scan test data to the scan chains, which generate functional responses based on the decompressed scan test data. The compressor provides compressed functional responses to the scan controller. The logic gates receive the compressed functional responses and the masking signals from the compressor and the corresponding scan-out pads, respectively, and generate corresponding masked signals. The masking signals mask non-deterministic values in the decompressed functional responses. The MISR receives the masked signals and generates an error free signature.
US09599662B2	Apparatus for conditioning semiconductor chips and test method using the apparatus The present invention provides a device for conditioning semiconductor chips and a corresponding test method. The device comprises a chip temperature control means for receiving a semiconductor chip or a plurality of semiconductor chips and comprises a base body which can be flushed with a fluid for temperature control and which comprises a corresponding number of recesses which extend from a front face to a rear face of the base body; a corresponding number of chip bonding pedestals which are inserted, in thermal contact with the base body, into the recesses which comprise a chip receiving region on the front face and a wiring means on the inside which is constructed for supplying electrical signals from and/or to the semiconductor chip inserted in the respective chip receiving region; and a motherboard attached to the rear face in such a way that the wiring means of the chip bonding pedestals is electrically connected to a wiring means of the motherboard.
US09599659B2	Inspection device An inspection device is provided including a light emitting element configured to emit light, a light receiving element arranged so as to face the light emitting element and configured to receive the light, where one of the light emitting element and the light receiving element is used as a to-be-inspected element, and the other one of the light emitting element and the light receiving element is used as an inspection element that inspects the to-be-inspected element, a housing configured to accommodate the inspection element, and a lid configured to be detachable from the housing. In the inspection device, one of the housing and the lid is provided with an arrangement unit to which the to-be-inspected element is set in a detachable manner, and the lid includes a contact unit that electrically contacts the to-be-inspected element by touching and detaching from the to-be-inspected element.
US09599645B2	High speed clock cycle rate digital voltage monitor with triggered tracing for integrated circuits Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and/or method for measuring on-die voltage levels of an integrated circuit through a digital sampling circuit. In particular, the system and/or method utilizes a delay line based analog-to-digital sampling circuit that produces a voltage reading over time, such as at every high frequency clock cycle. The digitized samples are routed to either an on-die memory structure for later analysis or are transmitted to one or more pins of a chip for capture and analysis by an external analyzer.
US09599644B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device operates with electric power supplied from a direct-current power supply to an internal circuit in a state where a bypass capacitor is connected to a power supply terminal. The semiconductor device includes a load current control unit and a detection unit. The load current control unit changes an electric current supplied from the power supply terminal only in a predetermined operation period. The detection unit detects a voltage of the power supply terminal. The detection unit outputs a detection signal when the voltage is higher than a threshold upper limit in a case of being provided with the threshold upper limit. Alternatively, the detection unit outputs a detection signal when the voltage is lower than a threshold lower limit in a case of being provided with the threshold lower limit.
US09599642B2	Current sensor A current sensor includes a first current path including a first flat-shaped portion, and a first magnetoelectric conversion element arranged on the first current path and configured to detect magnetism generated when a current to be measured flows through the first current path, wherein the current sensor measures the current to be measured of a device to which the first current path is connected, a first conductive convex portion is provided, in the first current path, in a direction in which the current to be measured flows, and the first magnetoelectric conversion element is arranged at a position on the first current path, at which a magnetic flux density due to the current to be measured of a minimum frequency used in the device and a magnetic flux density due to the current to be measured of a maximum frequency used in the device substantially coincide with each other.
US09599641B2	Current detection device The current detection device includes a plurality of air-cored coils respectively attached to conductors for a plurality of phases, which are supported by an insulator and housed in a ferromagnetic tank a plurality of output-voltage detection circuits that detect output voltages of the air-cored coils for respective phases; and a correction processing circuit that obtains, by dividing the output voltages of the air-cored coils for respective phases by transformation ratios of the air-cored coils, current value levels, which are temporary values of currents flowing in the conductors for respective phases, calculates the output-voltage correction values for respective phases according to the current value levels of respective phases, and calculates and outputs current flowing in the conductors for respective phases on the basis of the output-voltage correction values.
US09599636B2	Probe microscope with probe movement from heating A scanning probe microscope comprising: a signal generator providing a drive signal for an actuator to move a probe repeatedly towards and away from a sample. In response to the detection of an interaction of the probe with the sample the drive signal is modified to cause the probe to move away from the sample. The drive signal comprises an approach phase in which an intensity of the drive signal increases to a maximum value; and a retract phase in which the intensity of the drive signal reduces from the maximum value to a minimum value in response to the detection of the surface position. The intensity of the drive signal is held at the minimum value during the retract phase and then increased at the end of the retract phase. The duration of the retract phase is dependent on the maximum value in the approach phase.
US09599634B2	System and method for calibrating inertial measurement units Inertial measurement units attached to a non-rigid body may measure a common motion event when the body changes direction of travel. Acceleration measurements made by the inertial measurement units of the event are used to determine a common reference direction which in turn can be used to derive, individually for each inertial measurement unit, a new orientation intended to be a better representation of the actual orientation of the inertial measurement unit.
US09599631B2	Automatic analyzer A plunger is moved downwardly in predetermined distance while the tip of the sample probe is immersed in a sample to suck the sample into the probe. A pressure sensor detects the pressure fluctuation during the suction operation, an AD converter converting the signals into digital signals to send the signals for a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit extracts feature variables data of a suction waveform to calculate the Statistical distance from normal group data. The Statistical distance an a threshold value are compared with each other, it is judged that there is an abnormality in the suction operation when the Statistical distance is more than or equal to the threshold value. When the Statistical distance is smaller than the threshold value, an operation is proceeded to a discharge operation.
US09599630B2	Method and apparatus for automatic staining of tissue samples The present invention concerns an apparatus for staining tissue samples, said apparatus including a reagent section or reagent containers; at least one staining section or tissue samples, a robotic head or robotic element that may move reagent to a predetermined tissue sample, said robotic element being moveable above the reagent and the staining sections, a control element that may manage a staining process, a 2-D optical sensor to detect two-dimensional image data of a relevant property and that can feed the captured image data to the control element. By providing the robotic element with a 2-D optical sensor, a common image processor may be provided having multiple functions. By using a 2-D optical image processing system, the control system of the apparatus may easily be adapted to read various types of data presentations, just as actual images for sections of the apparatus may be identified in order to assess the condition of the apparatus. The optical sensor may be used to automatically identify the slides and the reagent containers present in the apparatus, just as the optical sensor may be used for checking if a slide is misplaced at or absent from a slide position, etc.
US09599626B2	Therapeutic and diagnostic method for ataxia-telangiectasia ATM kinase is shown to regulate proteasome-mediated protein turnover through suppression of the expression of the ubiquitin-like protein ISG15 (Interferon Stimulated Gene 15). Silencing of the ISG15 pathway restored both the ubiquitin and autophagy pathways, and the UV-mediated degradation of their substrates in A-T cells. The ATM kinase negatively regulates the ISG15 pathway, and the constitutively elevated ISG15 pathway induces proteinopathy in A-T cells, and in A-T patients. These findings indicate that proteasome-mediated protein degradation is impaired in A-T cells due to elevated expression of the ISG15 conjugation pathway, which contributes to progressive neurodegeneration in A-T patients. The ISG15 pathway is a new target for both detection and treatment of A-T Inhibitors if ISG15 expression can be used to inhibit or attenuate neurodegeneration in A-T patients. In addition, an inhibitor of the early phase of autophagy, 3-MA, was shown to be effective in decreasing the impaired proteasome-mediated protein degradation in A-T cells, and thus would be effective in decreasing the neurodegeneration in A-T patients.
US09599625B2	Blood biomarker for early blood brain barrier disruption in ischemic stroke Methods and apparatus for determining blood brain barrier (BBB) damage and treating patients who may have suffered from BBB damage due to an ischemic event are provided. The methods and apparatus involve detecting the presence of cleaved occludin fragments in a sample of blood. According to some embodiments, the method further provides determining the degree of BBB damage based on the concentration of occludin fragments in the sample. In further embodiments the present disclosure provides kits for detecting the presence of occludin fragments in a blood sample.
US09599619B2	Anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies Described herein are compositions and methods of use of anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies or fragments thereof, such as murine, chimeric, humanized or human PAM4 antibodies. The subject antibodies show a number of novel and useful therapeutic characteristics, such as binding with high specificity to pancreatic and other cancers, but not to normal or benign pancreatic tissues and binding to a high percentage of early stage pancreatic cancers. In preferred embodiments, the antibodies bind to pancreatic cancer mucins. The antibodies and fragments are of use for the detection, diagnosis and/or treatment of cancer, such as pancreatic cancer. The antibodies, such as PAM4 antibodies, bind to a PAM4 antigen that shows unique cell and tissue distributions compared with other known antibodies such as CA19.9, DUPAN2, SPAN1, Nd2, B72.3, and Lea and Le(y) antibodies that bind to the Lewis antigens.
US09599611B2	Structured substrates for optical surface profiling This disclosure provides methods and devices for the label-free detection of target molecules of interest. The principles of the disclosure are particularly applicable to the detection of biological molecules (e.g., DNA, RNA, and protein) using standard SiO2-based microarray technology.
US09599600B2	Sensor control apparatus and gas detection system A sensor control apparatus controls a gas sensor by means of digital control and restrains a decrease in accuracy of pump current control. A gas detection system includes such a sensor control apparatus. The sensor control apparatus includes a reference voltage generation section, and can change the maximum current range of pump current Ip in the current DA conversion section. The sensor control apparatus can set the maximum current range of the pump current Ip to a proper range in accordance with the type or characteristic of a gas sensor to be controlled. Namely, in the case where a gas sensor has a small sensor maximum current, the maximum current range of the current DA conversion section is changed to a range determined in consideration of the sensor maximum current of the gas sensor, which restrains a decrease in the accuracy in controlling the pump current Ip.
US09599592B2	Method and apparatus for magnetic crack depth prediction A method of magnetic crack depth prediction for a magnetisable component of a first geometry comprising determining a measure of remnant magnetic flux leakage for a section of the component and, converting the remnant magnetic flux leakage to a predicted crack depth for that section of the component using an empirically determined relationship between remnant magnetic flux leakage and crack depth for a previously tested in service component of the first geometry.
US09599588B2	Portable electrochemical cells The invention comprises portable, rugged and relatively compact electrochemical cells. Each cell has the ability to be removably and nondestructive secured to one surface of a substrate of indefinite size. In-situ electrochemical measurements may be made on portions of existing structures such as ships, bridges, or buildings. An electrochemical cell comprises an analytical chamber which can be utilized with potentiostats. An electrochemical cell is a self-contained portable probe comprising an electrochemical cell, an electronics component and a fluid handling component. Said probe is capable of performing electrochemical measurements by itself without the use of an external potentiostat, such as monitoring corrosion, effectiveness, or integrity of conductive and nonconductive coatings on bare and coated metallic or conductive substrates.
US09599582B2	Simplified resistance based belt inspection A resistance circuit for monitoring a support structure is provided. The resistance circuit may include a first set of resistors disposed at a belt-side and a second set of resistors disposed at a monitor-side. The first set of resistors may be configured to indicate one or more voltages thereacross corresponding to an effective resistance of the support structure. The first set of resistors may include at least one temperature-dependent resistor. The second set of resistors may be configured to indicate one or more voltages thereacross corresponding to an initial effective resistance of the support structure. The second set of resistors may include at least one switched resistor having an adjustable resistance capable of selectively approximating the initial effective resistance.
US09599580B2	Diffractometry-based analysis method and associated diffractometer, particularly suitable for samples comprising multiple layers of materials A method and device that analyzes a sample with a diffractometer that includes a collimated source, a spectrometric detector, and a detection collimator. The sample is irradiated with an incident beam and the detector has a detection plane with multiple physical or virtual pixels. An measured energy spectrum is established for each pixel and each measured energy spectrum is readjusted. The spectrum is expressed as a function of a variable that accounts for the energy of the scattered radiation and an angle of diffraction. The fulfillment of at least one multiple material criterion is verified. Groups of pixels are formed using the results of the verification step, each group corresponding to a layer of material and different groups corresponding to different layers of material, and the spectra are combined by group, during which, for each group, the readjusted spectra for the pixels of the group are combined.
US09599572B2	Optical inspection system and method An optical inspection system including a first multiplicity of cameras operative to image a second multiplicity of regions on an object, a third multiplicity of illumination sources and at least one illumination manager operative to combine illumination from the third multiplicity of illumination sources and thereafter to direct illumination therefrom to the second multiplicity of regions, the at least one illumination manager including a beam distributor receiving a composite input beam of a multiplicity of non-mutually coherent, spatially concentrated laser pulses and directing a multiplicity of composite output beams of a plurality of the non-mutually coherent, spatially concentrated laser pulses to a corresponding plurality of spatially distinct locations corresponding to the second multiplicity of regions.
US09599569B2	Method to enhance sensitivity to surface normal optical functions of anisotropic films using attenuated total reflection Methodology for determining optical functions of thin films with enhanced sensitivity to “p” polarized electromagnetic radiation reflected from both interfaces of an absorbing film.
US09599565B1	Identification and analysis of materials and molecular structures Provided are methods and systems for identification and analysis of materials and molecular structures. An apparatus for identification and analysis of materials and molecular structures may include a laser. The laser may, in turn, include an amplified spontaneous emission-suppressed single-frequency laser excitation source. The apparatus may further comprise a plurality of filters. The plurality of filters may include reflective volume holographic grating blocking filters. The apparatus may also comprise an optical unit and an optical spectrometer. The optical unit may be configured to deliver excitation energy to a sample substance and capture Raman signal scattering from the sample substance. The optical spectrometer may be disposed in a path of the Raman signal and configured to measure a spectrum of the Raman signal and generate a detection signal. Finally, the apparatus may comprise a processing unit configured to analyze the spectrum.
US09599562B2	Conjugates of nano-diamond and magnetic or metallic particles Techniques for imaging a characteristic of a sample with a plurality of conjugates of diamond-metallic nanoparticles having a nitrogen vacancy center. The plurality of conjugates can be exposed to a sample and the nitrogen vacancy centers can be optically pumped. One or more microwave pulses can be applied to the nitrogen vacancy center, and a fluorescent response can be detected.
US09599555B2	Doping profile measurement using terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) A system and method for determining a doping profile of a sample includes a generator and at least one detector of terahertz light of multiple frequencies, configured to operate in a transmission and/or reflection mode; a materials refractive index library; and an inverse algorithm that can match simulated spectra using a trial doping profile and the materials library with the measured spectra from a sample, and map out or measure an activated doping profile into, or a free carrier distribution into, the interior of the sample.
US09599550B2	Analysis and control of aerosol flow An aerosol generation system has a light source arrangement which provides signals at first and second wavelengths, and the detected light signals are recorded. The detected signals are processed to derive at least a measure of the aerosol particle size. This can be used in combination with the other parameters which are conventionally measured, namely the aerosol density and flow velocity. Thus, optical measurement (possibly in combination with an air flow measurement) can be used to estimate the aerosol output rate as well as the particle size.
US09599549B2	System and process for characterization of the operation of water retention device A system for characterizing a water retention device may include a test pipe including a mount section for holding the water retention device to be tested; an injector to inject, upstream of the mount section, an air flow loaded with at least one of dust and droplets of water; at least one sensor for determining a distribution of sizes of the at least one of the dust and water particles, and a quantity of water retained in the mount section; and a calculator receiving the measured distribution of dust and water particles delivered by the at least one sensor to determine therefrom a dust and water retention level in the water retention device.
US09599547B2	Introducing an analyte into a chemical analyzer A chemical pre-concentrator includes a conduit defining a flow path between two ends and having a heating element disposed within the conduit, such that the heating element has at least one sorbent material deposited directly on at least a portion of a conductive surface of the heating element. Some such heating elements are in the form of electrically conductive strips defining both a plurality of apertures through the strip and a series of undulations spaced along the flow path.
US09599545B2	Method for purifying certain cell populations in blood or bone marrow by depleting others A method for purifying and harvesting certain cell populations in blood or bone marrow by depleting at least one of red blood cells, granulocytes, or platelets from a sample comprising blood, bone marrow, or stromal vascular fraction cells separated from adipose tissue is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a sterile, single use rigid, self-supporting cartridge within which the automated depletion, purification and harvesting of target cell populations occurs and all components may be distributed.
US09599542B2	Sample analyzing chip The present invention relates to a sample analyzing chip. The chip can prevent upper and lower substrates of a channel from being attached to each other due to deflection on a micro channel and can solve the problem of the sample drying up within a measuring time of a target. Also, the chip can prevent bubbles from being generated in a central portion of the micro channel.
US09599540B2	System and method for measuring conicity using four force-sensors The present invention relates to a system and method for measuring conicity using four force-sensors, in which a spindle attached to a tire and four sensors are used to measure lateral force generated in the tire; individual signals measured by the four sensors of the spindle are amplified; a DAQ board for calculating Fy(LFV) obtained by summing the individual signals amplified by an amplifier is calculated, obtaining five signals generated in the amplifier, and converting the analog signals into digital signals is provided; and the conicity is calculated using the digital signals, a predefined delta load and a factor.
US09599539B2	Actuator for ignition operation An ignition operation actuator including a drive section, a flexible shaft rotationally driven by the drive section, and an operation section on a tip end portion of the flexible shaft, the operation section including a press button that presses a push-type ignition, a motion conversion mechanism, and a holder to which the press button and a motion conversion mechanism are mounted, the motion conversion mechanism including a cam that is rotated about a rotation shaft so as to press a cam engagement portion disposed on a back face side of the push-type ignition, wherein the tip end portion of the flexible shaft is detachably connected to an adapter disposed on the holder, and rotation of the flexible shaft is transmitted to the rotation shaft of the cam via a rotation transmission mechanism.
US09599538B2	Method and device for vehicle measurement A method for checking the correct positioning of a vehicle on a measuring station for vehicle measurement includes: a) taking images of at least two tires of the vehicle; b) identifying features, in the images taken, which describe at least one area of the respectively recorded tire; c) fitting a mathematical model to the identified features; d) determining the extent of the flattening of each tire from the fitted mathematical model; e) comparing the flattening of the at least two tires.
US09599534B2	Optical evaluation of lenses and lens molds A method for determining information about an object including a curved portion and a planar portion, the curved portion having a first curved surface having an apex and defining an axis of the object, includes: directing measurement light to the object; detecting measurement light reflected from the first curved surface of the curved portion; detecting measurement light reflected from at least one other surface of the object; and determining, based on the detected light, information about the apex of the first curved surface of the curved portion.
US09599531B1	Topological connectivity and relative distances from temporal sensor measurements of physical delivery system Technical solutions are described for determining topological connectivity between stations of a fluid-delivery pipeline network. An example method includes receiving temporal sensor measurements of the fluid-delivery pipeline network, that include a series of sensor measurements from each respective station of the fluid-delivery pipeline network. The method also includes generating a causality graph of the fluid-delivery pipeline network based on the temporal sensor measurements, where the causality graph includes a set of nodes and a set of links, where the nodes are representative of the stations, and a pair of nodes is connected by a link in response to the pair of stations being temporally dependent. The method also includes determining a topological network of the stations based on the causality graph, where the topological network identifies one or more destination stations for a supply station in the fluid-delivery pipeline network.
US09599529B1	Systems and methods for likelihood-based mapping of areas surveyed for gas leaks using mobile survey equipment In some embodiments, vehicle-based natural gas leak detection methods are used to generate 2-D spatial distributions (heat maps) of gas emission source probabilities and surveyed area locations using measured gas concentrations and associated geospatial (e.g. GPS) locations, wind direction and wind speed, and atmospheric condition data. Bayesian updates are used to incorporate the results of one or more measurement runs into computed spatial distributions. Operating in gas-emission plume space rather than raw concentration data space allows reducing the computational complexity of updating gas emission source probability heat maps. Gas pipeline location data and other external data may be used to determine the heat map data.
US09599528B2	Pipeline inspection apparatus for the internal inspection of pipelines An apparatus for determining the conditions of a pipeline and for the analysis of the fluid contained therein comprising: a central body having a substantially cylindrical form perforated for the whole length and comprising at least a salinity sensor and at least a pH measurement sensor; a first crown of petals connected to the central body, wherein each petal extends from the central body until it touches the internal wall of the pipeline and wherein each petal comprises at least one deformation sensor and at least one roughness sensor; a sliding device integrally connected to the central body in a more advanced position with respect to the first crown of petals, wherein the sliding device can be a second crown of petals identical to the first crown of petals or a foam pig suitably perforated. A method is for determining the conditions of a pipeline and for the analysis of the fluid contained therein, which uses the apparatus.
US09599519B2	Charging a battery based on stored battery characteristics The described embodiments include a power-management unit that receives and stores a representation of a temperature state of a battery pack from a battery-monitoring mechanism in a battery pack. For example, an interface circuit (such as a single-wire-interface or SWI circuit) may receive the information from the battery-monitoring mechanism via a signal line, and the information may be stored in a memory (such as a non-transitory computer-readable memory). This stored information is then used by a temperature-monitoring mechanism or circuit to determine the temperature state of the battery pack, which may be used to control or gate charging of a battery in the battery pack.
US09599516B2	Semiconductor packages and data storage devices including the same A semiconductor package includes a package substrate having first connecting pads and second connecting pads, and a semiconductor chip mounted on the package substrate. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to input/output (I/O) pads, and a measuring device formed on the semiconductor device and electrically connected to measuring pads. The I/O pads are electrically connected to the first connecting pads, and the measuring pads are electrically connected to the second connecting pads.
US09599514B2	Multi-color pyrometry imaging system and method of operating the same A multi-color pyrometry imaging system for a high-temperature asset includes at least one viewing port in optical communication with at least one high-temperature component of the high-temperature asset. The system also includes at least one camera device in optical communication with the at least one viewing port. The at least one camera device includes a camera enclosure and at least one camera aperture defined in the camera enclosure, The at least one camera aperture is in optical communication with the at least one viewing port. The at least one camera device also includes a multi-color filtering mechanism coupled to the enclosure. The multi-color filtering mechanism is configured to sequentially transmit photons within a first predetermined wavelength band and transmit photons within a second predetermined wavelength band that is different than the first predetermined wavelength band.
US09599512B2	Polyamide, composition comprising such a polyamide, and uses thereof The invention relates to a polyamide comprising at least one repeat unit corresponding to the general formulation: X·Y in which: X represents a cycloaliphatic diamine and Y represents an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid chosen from dodecanedioic (C12) acid, tetradecanedioic (C14) acid and hexadecanedioic (C16) acid, characterized in that said dicarboxylic acid comprises organic carbon of renewable origin, determined according to Standard ASTM D6866. The invention also relates to a composition comprising this polyamide and also to the use of this polyamide and of such a composition.
US09599510B2	Estimation of spectral feature of pulsed light beam A method is described for estimating a spectral feature of a pulsed light beam produced by an optical source and directed toward a wafer of a lithography apparatus. The method includes receiving a set of N optical spectra of pulses of the light beam; saving the received N optical spectra to a saved set; transforming the optical spectra in the saved set to form a set of transformed optical spectra; averaging the transformed optical spectra to form an averaged spectrum; and estimating a spectral feature of the pulsed light beam based on the averaged spectrum.
US09599507B2	Fiber optic probe for remote spectroscopy A fiber optic probe assembly is provided. The probe comprises a first optical system and a second optical system, a delivery light guide comprising one or more than one delivery optical fiber for transmitting excitation radiation from a radiation source disposed at a proximal end of the light guide to the first optical system. The first optical system comprising one or more than one first optical element for forming a substantially collimated illumination beam from the excitation radiation. An optically opaque tubular sleeve is fitted over the first optical system to optically isolate the first optical system and the delivery light guide from the second optical system. The second optical system comprising one or more than one second optical element for gathering optical radiation scattered from a sample and forming the optical radiation into a collection beam. A collection light guide comprising one or more than one collection optical fiber receives the collection beam and transmits the collection beam to an analyzer. The first and second optical systems are disposed within a housing so that an emission cone of the first optical system and an acceptance cone of the second optical system substantially overlap. A spectroscopic measurement system comprising the optic fiber probe is also provided.
US09599506B2	Optical sensor and electronic apparatus with a first auxiliary current and current amplifier A light-receiving sensor (1) includes: a photodiode (PD) for generating a photocurrent by use of a light input; and a first current source (CS), provided in parallel to the photodiode (PD), for generating a first auxiliary current by being driven by a voltage between terminals, which are a terminal (T1) and a terminal (T2). The first current source (CS) is also driven by the voltage between the terminals which voltage is obtained when no light is inputted.
US09599495B2	Thermal flow sensor with vibrating element and gas sensor comprising at least one such sensor The invention relates to a thermal flow sensor comprising: a support, at least one element intended to be vibrated relative to the support, suspension means for said vibrating element relative to the vibrating element, means for heating the vibrating element, means for electrostatic excitation of the vibrating element so as to vibrate it at its resonance frequency, piezoelectric gauges for detecting the resonance frequency variation of the vibrating element, the gauges forming means for heating the vibrating element by Joule effect and the suspension means comprising two beams formed by nanowires so as to reduce the heat losses from the vibrating element toward the support.
US09599492B2	Mobile device and method for controlling sensor by the mobile device A method for controlling a sensor by a mobile device, the method comprising: executing an application performing a task; obtaining first sensor data using a first sensor to perform the task; receiving second sensor data obtained using a second sensor of at least one communicably connected external device; comparing the first sensor data with the second sensor data; and when the first sensor data is replaceable with the second sensor data, controlling an operation of the first sensor and the second sensor according to a battery state of the mobile device and the external device.
US09599483B2	Region guided and change tolerant fast shortest path algorithm and graph preprocessing framework A method for region guided and change tolerant fast shortest path determination and graph preprocessing for network management and control. In an embodiment, a method includes partitioning, by a network component, a plurality of network nodes into a plurality of regions, each network node belonging to one of the regions; identifying, by the network component, border nodes for each region, each border node in a region connecting to at least one border node in a connecting region; determining, by the network component, intervals between regions according to the border nodes, each interval comprising a minimum distance and a maximum distance between two regions; determining, by the network component, a path from a source node to a target node according to the intervals.
US09599476B2	Seamless network generation A system and method for generating a seamless road network of a large geographical area includes a plurality of GPS probe traces extending across a geographical area. The probe traces are divided into sub-sets base on criteria, such as accuracy. A plurality of threads simultaneously employ the sub-sets traces to generate an independent network of the entire geographical area. The networks generated using sub-sets having a high accuracy are preferred over networks generating using sub-sets having a lower accuracy. The independent networks are combined to form a seamless networks of road segments.
US09599471B2	Dual use of a ring structure as gyroscope and accelerometer Methods and apparatus for sensing linear acceleration with a MEMS resonator mass, alone, or concurrently with sensing rate of rotation. A resonator mass, which may be a disk or a ring structure, is driven at a resonance frequency of one of the vibration modes of the resonator mass. The amplitude of vibration of that mode is sensed by a set of at least two drive-sense electrodes disposed at opposing positions across the resonator mass. A linear acceleration is derived based at least on a difference between signals of the opposing electrodes. Linear acceleration may be sensed in multiple orthogonal dimensions using multiple pairs of opposing electrodes. Rotation rate may be derived concurrently by sensing the energy coupled into an orthogonal mode of the resonator mass.
US09599470B1	Dielectric high Q MEMS shell gyroscope structure A gyroscope includes a cylindrical shell having a first end and a second end, a base on the second end of the shell, a substrate, an anchor coupling the base to the substrate, and electrodes for driving and sensing mechanically separated from the cylindrical shell.
US09599466B2	Systems and methods for estimation of building wall area A wall area estimation system generates an estimated wall area measurement of a building based on the received roof measurements (e.g., those generated by, received from or found in a three-dimensional model of the roof) and a reference distance. The reference distance is a measurement indicative of a distance between the roof and a model ground surface placed on an image of the building where the walls of the building meet the ground. This reference distance may be used to determine how for down to extend the walls of the building (e.g., to a ground level) when building a three-dimensional digital model of the building to aid in generating wall area measurements. The resulting wall measurements, roof measurements, measurements of areas missing from the wall used to generate a wall estimate report, or a combined roof and wall estimate report including various different identifiers indicating the different features and measurements based on the three-dimensional model.
US09599465B2	Light-emitting device for detecting passage or smoke and method for manufacturing such a device A light-emitting device to detect passage or smoke in the emitted beam. The device includes a source of invisible radiation, a source of visible laser radiation, an alignment component to align the central axis of the visible radiation with an axis parallel to the central axis of the invisible radiation, and a switch to turn off the visible laser source. The device can further include a housing containing both sources of radiation. The switch is configured to be controlled by the closing of the housing and the source of visible laser radiation is turned off in response to the closure of the housing.
US09599452B2	Non-contact electrical machine air gap measurement tool A measuring kit for contactless measuring of the air gap distance between a frame mounted pole and core of a rotor includes a capacitance sensor which generates a signal proportional to the measured air gap, a panel meter in communication with the capacitance sensor which interprets the signal and displays the minimum air gap distance, an A/D converter also in communication with the capacitance sensor which converts the signal to a digitized signal, and a control panel which takes the digitized signal from the A/D converter, processes the digitized signal, and then displays the minimum air gap measurement. The control panel shows a graphic of the core and its surrounding poles to track the progress of the testing, and when the testing between the core and one of the surrounding poles is complete, the graphic of the pole tested visually darkens to indicate that portion of the test is complete.
US09599433B1	Holster for a handgun A holster for carrying a handgun inside a wearer's beltline is shown and described. In one embodiment, the holster includes a body-interface surface (BIS) having a body side (BS) and a gun side (GS). An elastic strap is interfaced with the gun side of the body-interface surface. A clip is interfaced with the elastic strap. Other embodiments include methods of making a holster and methods of carrying a handgun.
US09599422B2	Automatic simulation recoiler for converting a firearm into a simulator An automatic recoiler for converting a firearm into a simulator includes a sealed cylinder with a piston. A piston rod extends from the piston through the rebound chamber and out of the cylinder. A gas block at the end of the rebound chamber has a pressure relieve valve for allowing fluid to enter and exit. The cylinder includes an inlet port in communication with the compression chamber. The piston rod has an end face sized to contact a front surface of the slide for recoiling the slide backward. A power source moves the piston thereby extending the piston rod from the cylinder. A controller controls the power source thereby controlling the extension of the piston rod from the cylinder. Whereby, when a user presses the trigger, the controller controls the power source to move the piston thereby extending the piston rod from the cylinder and recoiling the slide backward.
US09599411B2	Double-jet type film cooling structure Provided is a film cooling structure capable of suppressing a cooling medium film from being separated from a wall surface, to increase a film efficiency on the wall surface and thereby-cool the wall surface effectively. One or more pairs of injection holes are formed on a wall surface facing a passage of high-temperature gas to inject a cooling medium to the passage. A single supply passage is formed inside the wall to supply the cooling medium to the injection holes. A separating section is provided between the injection holes in a location forward relative to rear ends of the injection holes to separate the cooling medium into components flowing to the injection holes. An injection direction of the cooling medium is inclined relative to a gas flow direction so that the cooling medium forms swirl flows that push the cooling medium against the wall surface.
US09599407B2	System and structure for heating or sterilizing a liquid stream A food product sterilizer includes a food product source and a regenerative heat exchanger configured to receive a flow of food product from the food product source. The heat exchanger includes an input channel configured to receive a flow of food product to be sterilized. The heat exchanger also includes an output channel fluidly coupled to the input channel. The output channel is adjacent the input channel. The output channel and the input channel are configured to transfer heat between the two channels. The heat exchanger further includes an integrated heating section of at least a portion of the input channel or the output channel. The heating section is configured to heat the flow of food product.
US09599401B2	Method and a control system for controlling a melting and refining process A method and device for controlling a melting and refining process in an electric arc furnace for melting a metal, wherein the electric arc furnace includes molten and solid metal and a slag layer on the surface of the molten metal, wherein an electromagnetic stirrer is arranged for stirring the molten metal. The method includes calculating/determining masses of the molten and solid metal at a point of time, wherein the calculation is based on initial values of the molten and solid metal, an arc power supplied to the electric arc furnace, and temperatures of the molten and solid metal, determining a stirring power based on the calculated/determined masses, and supplying the determined stirring power to the electromagnetic stirrer.
US09599396B2	System and method for production of crude argon by cryogenic rectification of air A system and method for producing argon that uses a higher pressure column, a lower pressure column, and an argon column collectively configured to produce nitrogen, oxygen and argon products through the cryogenic separation of air. The present system and method also employs a once through argon condensing assembly that is disposed entirely within the lower pressure column that is configured to condense an argon rich vapor stream from the argon column against the oxygen-enriched liquid from the higher pressure column to produce an argon liquid product. The control system is configured for optimizing the production of argon product by ensuring an even flow split of the oxygen-enriched liquid is distributed to the argon condenser cores and by adjusting the flow rate of the argon removed from the argon condensing assembly to maintain the liquid/vapor balance in the argon condensing assembly within appropriate limits.
US09599388B2	Clear ice maker with varied thermal conductivity A clear ice maker assembly for an appliance includes an ice tray rotatably coupled with a housing and horizontally suspended within an interior volume of the housing. The ice tray includes a metallic ice forming plate with a bottom surface, a substantially planar top surface and an edge portion. A containment wall extends upward from the top surface along the edge portion. A grid having at least one dividing wall extends across the top surface between the containment walls. A fluid line extends into the housing and supplies water to the top surface of the ice tray to be retained by the containment wall and the grid. A cooling source is thermally coupled to the bottom surface of the ice forming plate. The containment wall and the grid have a material with a lower thermal conductivity than the ice forming plate.
US09599383B2	Fan motor controller for use in an air conditioning system One aspect provides an air conditioning system that includes a compressor housing, a motor having fan blades rotatably coupled thereto and located within the compressor housing. The motor has a rotation sensor associated with it that is configured to sense a rotation of the fan blades. This embodiment further comprises a controller coupled to the motor and is configured to increase a torque of the motor when the rotation sensor indicates that the fan blades are not rotating after an on command signal is received by the motor.
US09599381B2	Heat transfer fluid Compositions which are based on tetrafluoropropene and more particularly relates to compositions including 60% to 90% by weight of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 10% to 40% by weight of at least one compound selected from difluoroethane and difluoromethane, which can be used as a heat transfer fluid. The compositions may include 60% to 79% by weight of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 21% to 40% by weight of a compound selected from difluoroethane and difluoromethane.
US09599375B2	Magnetic cooling apparatus A magnetic cooling apparatus includes first magnetic regenerators that pass a first heat transfer fluid and a first magnetocaloric material, second magnetic regenerators that pass a second heat transfer fluid having a relative lower freezing point than the first heat transfer fluid and a second magnetocaloric material having a relative lower Curie temperature than the first magnetocaloric material, a magnet that applies a magnetic field to the first magnetic regenerators and the second magnetic regenerators, a hot side heat exchanger allowing the first heat transfer fluid to emit heat, a cold side heat exchanger allowing the second heat transfer fluid to absorb heat, and an intermediate heat exchanger allowing the first heat transfer fluid flowing between cold sides of the first magnetic regenerators and the second heat transfer fluid passing through hot sides of the second magnetic regenerators to exchange heat with each other.
US09599370B2	Solar collector and method for producing a light-absorbing surface A solar collector is provided that has a base material and a nanostructured layer integrated into the base material so as to form a light-absorbing surface. The nanostructured layer has nanoparticles of an inorganic material.
US09599358B2	Hybrid ventilator A ventilator having a ventilator stator for mounting to a structure and a ventilator rotor for mounting and rotation with respect to the stator. One or more wind-drivable elements are mounted to the ventilator. A motor is provided for operation between the ventilator rotor and ventilator stator for selective motor-driven rotation of the ventilation rotor.
US09599347B2	Self-cleaning food cooking oven An oven includes a cooking chamber for housing food to be cooked, a control unit, and a reservoir for containing washing detergent at room temperature. The washing detergent has an activation temperature. The oven also includes a liquid supply arrangement selectively activated by the control unit for supplying the washing detergent into the cooking chamber, and one liquid heating element for heating the washing detergent and to be selectively activated by the control unit. During a washing cycle, the control unit performs the following ordered operations: a) activate the one liquid heating element for a first time period sufficient to increase its temperature to the activation temperature; b) deactivate the liquid heating element; c) when the temperature of the liquid heating element is about the activation temperature, activate the liquid supply arrangement so that the washing detergent is heated by the liquid heating element while supplied into the cooking chamber.
US09599346B2	Network control electric fireplace A network control electric fireplace includes a housing, an image screen in the housing, an imitation charcoal, an illuminating device, a flame processing device, a light reflection device, an image light source, a heater, and a control device. The light reflection device includes a light reflection assembly and a motor. The control device is used to receive the network control command sent from the electronic apparatus. The heater, the illuminating device, the motor, and the image light source are connected with the control device, such that each function of the electric fireplace can be achieved by the network control. In winter, the user can turn on the heater through network control to warm up the indoor in advance, such that he/she can feel warm air indoors. It is not required to operate the operation panel on the electric fireplace. It is convenient to operate and use the present invention.
US09599343B2	Fuel nozzle for use in a turbine engine and method of assembly A fuel nozzle for use in a turbine engine is provided. The fuel nozzle includes at least one premixer tube including a tube wall and a plurality of perforations defined therein and extending through the tube wall. The plurality of perforations are configured to channel a flow of air therethrough. The fuel nozzle also includes a liquid fuel plenum positioned upstream from the premixer tube, and at least one fuel injector coupled in flow communication with the liquid fuel plenum and the at least one premixer tube. The at least one fuel injector is configured to channel a flow of liquid fuel from the liquid fuel plenum into the premixer tube.
US09599335B2	Solid-fuel burner A solid-fuel burner includes: a venturi having a constricting portion where the transverse cross section of a fuel passage is reduced in a fuel nozzle for supplying a solid fuel; and a fuel concentrator for diverting the flow in the nozzle outward in the wake side of the venturi, and the nozzle is formed so that (a) the aperture in the vicinity of an opening portion of a boiler furnace wall surface has a flat shape, (b) cross-sectional shape thereof orthogonal to a nozzle center axis C on the outer peripheral wall of the nozzle is circular in a transverse cross section up to the constricting portion of the venturi, (c) a portion that has a gradually increasing degree of flatness is provided between the constricting portion and the opening portion, and (d) the flat shape in the opening portion is where the degree of flatness reaches a maximum.
US09599334B2	Nozzle for power station burner and method for the use thereof A burner nozzle for delivering fuel to a burner flame in a furnace includes an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder that are both hollow. The inner cylinder is at least partly disposed within the outer cylinder and axially aligned with it, and is movable in an axial direction relative to the outer cylinder. One end of the inner cylinder has at least one outward projection extending in a radial direction from the outer surface of the cylinder, this projection serving to decrease the free cross-sectional area between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder at that end of the inner cylinder.
US09599329B2	Inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect An inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect has an inflatable body, an air pump inflating the inflatable body, and a lighting assembly mounted inside the inflatable body for providing dynamic lighting variations. The lighting assembly has a light housing, a power supply, a lighting module, and a refracting module mounted in the light housing. The lighting module and the refracting module rotate relative to each other. As light beams emitted from the lighting module pass through the refracting module, the light beams are mixed and refracted. With relative rotation of the lighting module and the refracting module, the light beams can project outwards to further penetrate through the inflatable body at different angles covering a large area to form the dynamic lighting variations and to exhibit the dynamic lighting effect.
US09599328B2	Solid state lighting devices and methods with rotary cooling structures Solid state lighting devices and methods for heat dissipation with rotary cooling structures are described. An example solid state lighting device includes a solid state light source, a rotating heat transfer structure in thermal contact with the solid state light source, and a mounting assembly having a stationary portion. The mounting assembly may be rotatably coupled to the heat transfer structure such that at least a portion of the mounting assembly remains stationary while the heat transfer structure is rotating. Examples of methods for dissipating heat from electrical devices, such as solid state lighting sources are also described. Heat dissipation methods may include providing electrical power to a solid state light source mounted to and in thermal contact with a heat transfer structure, and rotating the heat transfer structure through a surrounding medium.
US09599324B2	Holder element for holding at least one flat surface-light lamp, set of a plurality of lampholders and a plurality of elongate holding bodies and luminaire A holder element for holding at least one flat surface-light lamp includes: an elongate, flat plate body having an upper plate side and a lower plate side arranged opposite the upper plate side, and one or more lampholders, which can be fitted on the plate body, for mechanically holding and making electrical contact with a flat surface-light lamp, wherein an engagement portion is formed on each of the two longitudinal ends of the plate body and is formed by a cutout, which extends, in plan view, from the respective longitudinal end of the plate body over the entire width of the plate body in the direction toward the longitudinal center, such that the plate body can be connected at each of its two longitudinal ends to another, identically formed plate body so as to form a form-fitting connection formed by the engagement portions of the adjacent plate bodies.
US09599320B2	LED lighting apparatus An LED lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a main cover with an elongated pipe shape having a cross-section formed of a closed curve line and both ends of a length direction formed to be open; an external frame sliding-coupled to an external surface of the main cover along a length direction of the main cover; an inner frame having a shape extending in a direction parallel to the length direction of the main cover and sliding-coupled to an internal surface of the main cover along with the length direction of the main cover to be positioned at the inner space of the main cover; and a close-and-seal cover closing and sealing both open ends of the main cover to close and seal the inner space of the main cover, wherein the bottom surface of the inner frame supports an emitted LED, and the close-and-seal cover is coupled to the external frame and the inner frame.
US09599314B2	Optical member and display device including the same Disclosed are an optical member and a display device including the same. The optical member includes a wavelength conversion layer to convert a wavelength of an incident light, and an impact absorbing layer on the wavelength conversion layer.
US09599312B2	Portable lamp A portable lamp, mainly includes a framework, reflecting seat, power box and positioning mechanism, where the reflecting seat is configured on the inner edge of one side of the framework, the power box is coupled pivotally inside the framework through the positioning mechanism and can be rotated relatively to the framework and positioned through the positioning mechanism, and the power box has a light emitting unit which can be rotated with the power box and illuminate toward the reflecting seat or in other directions, thereby allowing the present invention to form a lamp capable of the adjustment of an illumination direction.
US09599304B2	Light module for lighting equipment of a motor vehicle A light module of a lighting equipment of a motor vehicle that includes several separately controllable light sources combined in an array, several primary optics elements in the form of collective lenses, each of which has a light ingress surface and a light emitting surface, that are combined to a primary optics array, wherein the primary optics elements concentrate at least a portion of the light emitted by the light sources and generate intermediate light distributions on the light emitting surfaces, and a secondary optics system for reproducing the emitted light on a road in front of a motor vehicle as resulting total light distribution of the light module. The secondary optics system for reproducing the intermediate light distributions as resulting total light distribution of the light module is focused on at least one of the light-emitting surfaces of the collective lenses.
US09599299B2	Sun, rain and wind powered light An outdoor light unit has plural self-contained mechanisms for producing electricity for powering the light unit, the light unit including a support, an electrical lamp, photovoltaic material at its top, an electrical generator, and water impingement blades and wind turbine blades to turn the generator to power the lamp. A rainwater collector collects rainwater running off of the photovoltaic material and directs it onto the water impingement blades. The generator and the rainwater collector are mounted to pivot with respect to the support, and fins cause the wind turbine blades to face into the wind.
US09599294B2	LED lighting device with mint, amber and yellow colored light-emitting diodes Various embodiments may relate to an LED lighting device, including at least one mint-colored light-emitting diode, at least one amber-colored light-emitting diode and at least one yellow light-emitting diode and/or blue light-emitting diode.
US09599289B2	Light source and lighting device including the same In some embodiments, a light source including a first electrode that includes a projection and a depression, a second electrode including a projection and a depression, an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a light-emitting element straddling the insulating layer and disposed on the projection of the first electrode and on the projection of the second electrode. In other embodiments, a lighting device including a base that includes a first terminal and a second terminal that are configured to be electrically connected to the light source to supply current to the light-emitting element. In some embodiments, the lighting device is a lighting bulb, and in other embodiments, the lighting device is tube-shaped.
US09599275B1	Security light or other traffic control device with articulating bracket An articulating clamp assembly for traffic control assemblies that include luminaires. The clamp assembly includes first and second clamp members. The first clamp member includes a male tubular fitting for telescopically engaging a female fitting on the luminaire. The second clamp member is attachable to the end of a luminaire arm by a tenon sleeve, to the side of a pole with saddle plate, or to a simplex fitting with a simplex mounting bracket. The front ends of the first and second clamp members have inter-engaging serrated faces that allow adjustable engagement of the two clamp members to adjust the position of the luminaire. Each clamp member defines a continuous end-to-end conductor path, and the articulating ends are formed to create a continuous concealed conductor path through the joint. The tenon sleeve may include a U-bolt to secure it to the luminaire arm.
US09599271B1	Internal pipe cutting system and method thereof An internal pipe cutting system is disclosed. The internal pipe cutting system includes an internal pipe cutter which includes a motor, an upper shaft, and a cutting blade. The internal pipe cutting system further includes a hollow cylindrical support basket which includes an adjustable ring removably mounted to the exterior surface of the support basket. Further, the internal pipe cutting system includes a bearing assembly configured to be coupled between the internal pipe cutter and the support basket.
US09599267B2	Quick connection arrangement for detachably connecting a medium line to a connecting piece A quick connection arrangement is for detachably connecting a medium line to a (SAE) connecting piece. The quick connection arrangement includes a housing having an opening for receiving the medium line and a connecting piece opening for receiving the (SAE) connecting piece so as to permit a medium to flow through the housing between the medium line and the (SAE) connecting piece. An inner locking element for locking the (SAE) connecting piece in the connecting piece opening is arranged essentially inside the connecting piece opening. An outer locking element is for locking the inner locking element when the (SAE) connecting piece is locked. The inner locking element is arranged essentially outside of the connecting piece opening.
US09599264B2	Clamping joint for pipes A clamping connection for pipes made of polymer material or made of composite materials, containing a connection piece, which has a supporting sleeve for the sliding on of a pipe to be connected and which is bounded at one end by a stop collar, wherein a sealing element is arranged on the supporting sleeve, wherein the clamping connection also comprises a clamping sleeve, which is captively connected to the stop collar of the connection piece before the pipe installation, wherein a pipe inserted onto the supporting sleeve is clamped by sliding the clamping sleeve over the pipe in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the pipe.
US09599256B2	Flexible tube, flexible hose, and manufacturing method of flexible tube A flexible tube formed by interlocking a first edge of a single strip material with a second edge of the strip material that adjoins the first edge by spirally winding the strip material, allowing passage of a solid object, and having a specific length, wherein the flexible tube has a shape of an ellipse in cross-section perpendicular to a direction of the passage, the ellipse having a shape that prevents a torsional force caused by torsion from propagating to a part on which a torsional force concentrates in a flexible tube with a circular cross-section perpendicular to the direction of the passage, and wherein the ellipse has a shape that creates a space for a cable between an outer surface of the ellipse and an inner surface of a covering material having a circular cross-section with a diameter greater than a length of a major axis of the ellipse.
US09599254B2	Apparatus and method for installation and protection of sub sea cables An apparatus for installation and protection of subsea cables comprises at least a first tubular member (1) and at least a second tubular member (2). Both these are arranged to be installed subsea with a subsea foundation (3). This allows passage of cable (29) through it. The first tubular member (1) is arranged telescopically within the second tubular member (2) so as to extract outwardly towards seabed (5) from an end portion (7), with respect to the second tubular member (2), only up to a prefixed length. This ensures that a continuous conduit for the cable is obtained through the scour protection of the foundation (3). The present invention also includes a methodology for installation of the apparatus and a method for installing a cable through the scour protection of the foundation, by using the apparatus.
US09599252B2	Energy recovering flow control valve A fluid flow control valve (101, 601) includes a housing (106) and a spherical obstructer (107) having a through hole (108), wherein the spherical obstructer (107) is inserted in the housing (106) and is adapted to rotate therein (106) about an axis of rotation (110) between a first position, in which the through hole (108) is substantially coaxial to the control valve to allow the passage of a fluid, and a second position, in which the through hole (108) is substantially transversal to the control valve to prevent the passage of a fluid. The control valve further includes a rotor (111) within the through hole (108), wherein the rotor is adapted to rotate in a continuous manner under the action of a fluid flowing through the control valve, rotating about a second axis of rotation (112) substantially coinciding with the axis of rotation of the spherical obstructer.
US09599251B2	Check valve driving device for injecting gas A check valve driving device for injecting gas, which enables an accurate operation of a check valve for injecting gas and long-term usage by enhancing durability, comprises: an upper portion fixing block which moves vertically by coupling onto a yoke repeating vertical movements; a lower portion fixing block which is coupled to a prechamber at a lower portion of the yoke; a roller which is rotatably coupled onto the upper portion fixing block, and of which a center portion diameter is bigger than diameters of both end portions; a guide, which is rotatably coupled onto the lower portion fixing block, for rotating when a curved surface on one side thereof comes into contact with the roller moving vertically; an operation piece, which is rotatably coupled onto the lower portion fixing block, wherein a front end of the operation piece moves vertically in accordance with the rotation of the guide; and a pressing rod which is coupled to the front end of the operation piece, and which is lowered in accordance with the lowering of the front end of the operation piece.
US09599250B2	Actuator apparatus having integral yoke tubing An actuator apparatus includes and actuator and a yoke. The actuator includes an upper casing and a lower casing defining a cavity and an actuating device disposed at least partially within the cavity and dividing the cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The yoke is connected to the actuator and has an actuator spring disposed within a body of the yoke and a yoke tube extending longitudinally through the body of the yoke. The yoke tube extends from an aperture in the lower casing of the actuator and provides an air passage that fluidly connects the lower chamber of the actuator and a controller.
US09599248B2	Directional control valve with spool delay mechanism A mechanism for implementing a delay in a directional control valve in the movement of a valve spool within a valve body from a first position of the spool to a second position of the spool.
US09599246B2	Magnetically actuated shut-off valve A latching solenoid gate valve includes a housing defining a conduit having a flow path therethrough and a cavity separating the conduit into a first section and a second section. The latching solenoid assembly also includes a gate assembly enclosed within the cavity of the housing and a first solenoid assembly and a second solenoid assembly seated within the cavity with the gate assembly linearly translatable therebetween. The gate assembly includes a first gate member comprising magnetizable material and defining an opening therethrough. The first gate member is linearly movable within the cavity between an open position with the opening aligned with the conduit and a closed position with the opening out of alignment with the conduit. The first gate member is moved linearly from either the open position or the closed position.
US09599245B2	Two-stage variable force solenoid A two-stage, variable force, solenoid control valve for regulating fluid pressure can include a valve body having a pilot fluid passage, including a metering land, in fluid communication with a flow amplifying fluid passage through a valve control port formed in the valve body. A solenoid operated pilot valve member, disposed in the pilot fluid passage can have a metering orifice operable in combination with the metering land for selectively connecting the valve control port with a pressurized fluid supply port and a return exhaust port in response to activation of a solenoid. A flow amplifying spool valve member, in fluid communication with the valve control port of the pilot valve member at one end, can selectively connect a load control port with the pressurized fluid supply port and the return exhaust port in response to pilot valve member operation.
US09599235B2	Gate valves and airlocks for a transportation system A high-speed transportation system, the system including at least one transportation tube having at least one track, at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube between stations, a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube; a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube, and at least one tube sealer arranged along the at least one tube and configured to create an airlock in the at least one tube. In embodiments, the tube sealer may include a gate valve and/or an airbag.
US09599234B1	Sprung gate valve A sprung gate for a valve having an endless elastic band sandwiched between a first gate member that defines a first opening therethrough, which includes a flange oriented parallel to and extending in a direction opposite to a flow direction through the sprung gate, and a second gate member that defines a second opening therethrough, which has an elongate throat extending therefrom toward the first gate member. The endless elastic band spaces the first gate member a distance apart from the second gate member and the terminus of the elongate throat is seated within the flange of the first gate member to define a continuous passage through the sprung gate.
US09599226B2	Pressure released wiper assembly for a sealing arrangement A pressure released wiper assembly is arranged to fit into a ring-shaped groove in a cylinder or at a piston rod. The pressure released wiper with a V- or U-shaped cross section includes an opening in the axial direction to a potential contaminated side of the wiper assembly, a ring shaped base portion, a ring disk shaped rear portion, a lip portion, one or more through openings from the opening through the rear portion to a gap formed between the cylinder wall and the rod or piston outside the ring-shaped groove, and one or more filters covering at least the one or more through openings to the potential contaminated side of the wiper assembly in the filter holder.
US09599210B2	Damage mitigation for gearbox A component of a rotary wing aircraft is provided including a surface configured to contact another component of the rotary wing aircraft such that the surface is susceptible to corrosion and/or pitting. The surface has an area from which a portion of material was removed. A structural deposit is formed by cold spraying one or more layers of powdered material within the area. The structural deposit is configured to carry a load applied to the component.
US09599202B2	Internal recirculation insert for a ball screw and ball screw assembly including the insert An internal ball recirculation insert for a ball screw assembly. The ball screw assembly having a ball nut with at least one radial bore though it, a ball screw and load bearing balls. The ball screw and ball nut having complimental helical grooves, forming helical ball raceways when the ball screw and ball nut are assembled. The internal ball recirculation insert sized to fit into the radial bore of the ball nut, having a body portion, securing arms, a ball channel for channeling balls from one ball raceway to another and a friction or retention device around the circumference of the body portion. The friction device extending outwardly from a side wall of the recirculation insert, and contacting a wall of the radial bore in the ball nut.
US09599199B2	Tensioner with multiple spring rates In a first aspect, a tensioner is provided which includes: an arm, including a pivot mount; a pulley rotatably mounted to the arm; and a strut pivotally connected to the arm. The strut includes: a base, having a pivot mount; a first body moveable relative to the base; a first resilient element connected between the base and the first body, the first resilient element having a first stiffness coefficient; a second body moveable relative to the first body, the second body having a pivot mount; a second resilient element connected between the first body and the second body, the second resilient element having a second stiffness coefficient that is lower than the first stiffness coefficient; and an actuator, connected to the base and first body, for selectively moving the first body towards the base and compressing the first resilient element.
US09599197B1	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft; an output shaft; a first to fourth planetary gear sets; and six friction elements disposed between at least one rotation element among the twelve rotation elements and another rotation element or a transmission housing, wherein the input shaft is continuously connected to the second rotation element, the output shaft is continuously connected to the eleventh rotation element, the first rotation element is continuously connected to the fourth rotation element, the fifth rotation element is continuously connected to the eighth rotation element, the sixth rotation element is continuously connected to the eleventh rotation element, the ninth rotation element is continuously connected to the tenth rotation element, the second rotation element is selectively connected to the third rotation element, three friction elements among the six friction elements are operated at each speed stage.
US09599185B2	Vibration control apparatus, lithography apparatus, and article manufacturing method A vibration control apparatus is provided that controls the vibration of a first object supported by a base, the apparatus including: a first control system including a first compensator for outputting a first operation signal representing an input to a first driving unit based on a first detection signal output by a first detector; a second control system including a second compensator for outputting a second operation signal representing an input to a second driving unit based on a second detection signal output by a second detector; and a third control system including a third compensator for outputting a third operation signal representing an input to the first driving unit based on a signal relating to the second control system so as to compensate the vibration of the base.
US09599176B2	Disc brake having a restoring device and a brake pad A disc brake for a motor vehicle has a brake application device, a floating caliper that reaches over a brake disc, preferably a lining wear adjustment device, and a brake carrier having guiding surfaces opposite each other in the circumferential direction of the brake disc. Between the guiding surfaces, on the brake application side and the reaction side of the brake disc, at least one respective brake pad having a lining carrier and having at least one friction lining is guided movably parallel to an axis of rotation of the brake disc and can be actuated by a brake application force. At least one restoring device which supports at least the reaction-side brake pad on the brake carrier via the lining carrier, wherein the restoring device includes at least two restoring elements, which are attached to the lining carrier of at least the reaction-side brake pad in such a way that the restoring elements are guided movably parallel to the axis of rotation of the brake disc.
US09599167B2	Method for dissipating heat in drive system for an apparatus separating hot particles A drive system for an apparatus separating hot particles being received by a moving surface includes a drive shaft for driving the moving surface receiving the hot particles, a drive unit for rotating the drive shaft, and a flexible coupling arranged between the drive shaft and the drive unit. The flexible coupling includes thin portions defining a portion of a heat transfer path from the drive shaft to the drive unit. The thin portions have large surface area to volume ratios for extending the heat transfer path. The thin portions dissipate heat when the flexible coupling is driven by the drive unit. A method for dissipating heat from a drive system for an apparatus for separating hot particles includes providing a flexible coupling and dissipating heat from the flexible coupling.
US09599164B1	Systems and methods for preloading a bearing A tool for use in preloading a bearing includes a plurality of arms pivotable relative to each other and a pin extending from each arm of a plurality of arms. The pin is configured to engage an opening of a plurality of openings in a retaining ring. A resilient member biases the plurality of arms away from each other. A first arm of the plurality of arms includes a cavity. A second arm of the plurality of arms is received in the cavity such that an extending portion of the second arm extends outside the cavity and the second arm is moveable in the cavity.
US09599160B2	Tapered roller bearing A tapered roller bearing includes: an inner ring; an outer ring; a plurality of tapered rollers having a roller large end face that is a convex curved surface; and an annular cage that holds the tapered rollers at intervals along a circumferential direction. The inner ring includes a large rib portion having a rib surface that is a concave curved surface and that contacts the roller large end face. Inequalities represented by R>Ri>Rr are satisfied, where Rr is a curvature radius of the roller large end face, Ri is a curvature radius of the rib surface in a longitudinal cross section of the inner ring, and R is a distance from a cone center to a center of a contact ellipse obtained by contact between the roller large end face and the rib surface.
US09599150B2	Bearing pad, support body, bearing arrangement and pump A bearing pad, including a pad body (11) and a tilting element (12), for a support body (2) of a bearing arrangement (3) for taking up an axial thrust, characterized in that the tilting element (12) is provided in an elongated recess (111) of the pad body (11) extending in a radial direction such that a contact body (121) of the tilting element (12) extending in the direction of the recess (111) projecting beyond a surface of the pad body (11) and the pad body (11) has a higher deformability than the tilting element (12).
US09599146B2	Vehicle including an operating member Provided is a vehicle including a vehicle body. The vehicle includes an operating member to be pressed so that the operating member performs an operation, and a wire having a first end and a second end. The first end is closer than the second end to the operating member. The vehicle includes a wire cover slidably covering the wire and slidable relative to the wire. The vehicle includes an actuating section that supports a first portion of the wire cover and that moves the wire cover in a direction away from the first end of the wire in accordance with the operation. The vehicle includes a non-actuating section supporting the first end so that an operation amount of the first end with respect to the vehicle body is smaller than an operation amount of the actuating section with respect to the vehicle body when the operating member performs the operation.
US09599144B2	Links such as karabiners A link such as a karabiner has a body portion and a gate portion which is mounted to the body portion about a pivot. The gate defines a free end which is arranged to inter-engage with a nose of the body portion to define a closed ring for receiving a rope passing therethrough and including a first sleeve which, when the ring is closed, is moveable between a first position where the gate is free to rotate about the pivot in at least one direction, and a second position where the sleeve at least partly encloses the free end of the gate and the nose and substantially prevents rotation of the gate about the pivot. The link further includes a second sleeve which is internally threaded and which is mounted on an externally threaded portion of the gate for movement towards and away from the free end of the gate and which may be rotated towards the first sleeve when the first sleeve is in the second position, to prevent movement of the sleeve into first position in which the gate is free to rotate. A dual sleeve maillon, of similar design but omitting the pivoting gate having two sleeves is also described.
US09599141B2	Cap with channels for forming a sealed cavity around fastener A cap for forming a sealed cavity around one end of a fastener, the cap having a two-piece construction comprising an outer cap member and an inner cap member. A quantity of sealant is provided between the inner and outer cap members which, upon installation of the cap, is urged to flow between the inner and outer cap members and collect at the base of the outer cap member, to form a bead of sealant around the circumference of the cap, sufficient to adhere the cap to the structure when the sealant cures. A plurality of channels are provided between the inner and outer cap members to facilitate the flow of sealant.
US09599132B2	Anti-rotation lug for mounting components together An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. The assembly includes an anti-rotation lug, a first mount, a second mount and a fastener. The anti-rotation lug includes a first curb and a second curb. The first mount is abutted against the first curb. The second mount is abutted against the second curb. The fastener connects the first and the second mounts to the anti-rotation lug, which lug is disposed between the first and the second mounts.
US09599126B1	Noise abating impeller A noise abating impeller having a disc-shaped central hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the central hub. The blades are symmetrically arranged in quadrants around the central hub and within two alternating quadrants, each blade is spaced an increasing distance apart from a prior adjacent blade and within the other two alternating quadrants, each blade is spaced a decreasing distance apart from a prior adjacent blade. The impeller also has a dividing rib located along the entire outer peripheral edge of the central hub and located along the center of the blades dividing each blade into a first blade half and a second blade half. The first blade half is offset from the second blade half.
US09599120B2	Impeller for centrifugal pump and centrifugal pump of vehicle washer device An impeller for a centrifugal pump comprising a boss supported by a rotation shaft of a motor so as to be rotatable as a unit with the rotation shaft; and a plurality of blades that extend from the boss towards a radial direction outside of the boss, and that discharge liquid towards a leading end side thereof by rotating; wherein each blade comprises one side face that is a face on a first side in a rotation direction of the impeller and includes a projecting face that projects from a base end portion at a boss side of the one side face towards the first side in the rotation direction with respect to a line that connects the base end portion and a center of rotation of the blades.
US09599118B2	System and method for controlling a system that includes fixed speed and variable speed compressors A system and method for controlling a system that includes fixed speed and variable speed compressors are described. The method generally allows the system, for example, a heating, ventilating, and air condition (HVAC) system that includes fixed speed and variable speed compressors, to maximize unit modulating capability. The method allows the use of a variable speed compressor that is relatively smaller, which can lead to cost savings, easier installation, manufacturing, etc.
US09599099B2	Thermal-powered device using memory alloy sheets The present invention discloses a device capable of converting thermal energy into kinetic energy, in particular a thermal-powered device, including a housing (1) and a transmission device (2) disposed in the housing (1). Alloy sheets (3) are disposed at the transmission device (2). The housing (1) is formed with a heat source interface (6). In the present invention, thermal energy or other energy in the automobile exhaust gas is converted into kinetic energy output by virtue of the memory function of memory alloys, thus reducing emission of greenhouse gas, protecting the atmosphere environment, and conforming to the strategies and policies of economy of energy, environmental protection, and harmonious development between man and nature.
US09599089B2	Internal combustion engine and plasma generation provision An internal combustion engine has an internal combustion engine body formed with a combustion chamber and an ignition device that ignites an air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. Repetitive combustion cycles, including ignition of the air-fuel mixture by the ignition device and combustion of the air-fuel mixture, are executed. The internal combustion engine further has an electromagnetic (EM) wave-emitting device that emits EM radiation to the combustion chamber; a plurality of receiving antennas located on a zoning material that defines the combustion chamber, where the antennas resonate to the EM radiation emitted to the combustion chamber from the EM wave-emitting device; and a switching means that switches the receiving antenna resonating to the EM radiation emitted to the combustion chamber from the EM wave-emitting device among the plurality of receiving antennas.
US09599087B2	Electromagnetic switch for the starter of a heat engine, comprising at least two movable contacts An electromagnetic switch for the starter of a heat engine, including a first terminal (B1), a second terminal (B2), a first mobile contact (C1) which is movable between an inactive position and a power supply position, and at least one second mobile contact (C2), which is placed between the first mobile contact (C1) and the second terminal (B2) and which is movable between a disconnected position and a connected position. The switch is capable of being placed in three operating states: an inactive state, an engagement state, and a power supply state.
US09599084B2	Fuel injector A fuel injector configured as a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber includes: a housing having an housing end face on the combustion chamber side; an actuator; a valve-closure member operable by the actuator; at least one outlet orifice in the housing end face on the combustion chamber side for the fuel, the valve-closure member selectively closing or opening the outlet orifice; and a ring provided round about the outlet orifice in the housing end face on the combustion chamber side.
US09599083B2	Fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve used in an internal combustion engine, fuel spray travel distance is shortened.There is provided a fuel injection valve including a seat member, in which the seat member includes a conical seat surface that seats fuel by coming in contact with a valve body, and inlet opening portions of a plurality of fuel injection holes on the conical seat surface, and is configured such that an axis of the injection hole connecting the centers of an inlet and an outlet of the fuel injection hole is along a plurality of different conical surfaces, and in which, in an outlet section that is configured of a plane parallel to an inlet section of the inlet opening portion of the fuel injection hole and is positioned at the outlet of the fuel injection hole, the seat member includes the injection hole in which a major axis direction of an ellipse of the outlet section has an inclination angle of greater than 0 degrees with respect to a straight line in a fuel injection direction, which is obtained by projecting the axis of the injection hole on the outlet section, and an inclination angle of a degree before being perpendicular to the straight line in the fuel injection direction.
US09599078B2	Fuel supply device A fuel supply device includes a leaked fuel collection unit and a check valve. When fuel passes through a first seal member to leak out from a cam chamber into an inter-seal space, the leaked fuel collection unit sucks in this fuel to extract the fuel from the inter-seal space, then pressurizes and returns the fuel to a fuel tank. The check valve prevents the fuel from flowing in reverse from the fuel tank to the inter-seal space. Accordingly, regardless of the pressure in the fuel tank and the pressure in the inter-seal space, fuel that leaks into the inter-seal space may be actively returned to the fuel tank. Further, the check valve prevents pressure in the fuel tank from acting on seal members. Accordingly, fuel that leaks into the inter-seal space may be collected into the fuel tank.
US09599062B2	Method of pilot injection control Various methods and systems are provided for adjusting a pilot injection during initial engine operation from vehicle manufacture. In one example, a method comprises delivering a first proportion of fuel as the pilot injection, and only decreasing the first proportion of fuel responsive to learning an injector flow characteristic.
US09599060B2	Method for operating a fuel injection system A method of operating an engine with dual fuel injection capabilities to enable fuel rail over-pressure control is shown. The method comprises operating an engine cylinder with only port injection, while selectively activating and deactivating a direct injector in response to an estimated minimum fuel injection mass from the direct injector. Direct fuel injection is actuated until the minimum fuel mass injected by the direct injector has reached a lower threshold that is above an NVH limit of the engine.
US09599055B2	Exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine The sulfur poisoning of a three-way catalyst is intended to be detected with a high degree of accuracy. It is determined whether the sulfur poisoning of the three-way catalyst is made to be recovered, or a determination is made that the degree of sulfur poisoning of the three-way catalyst is higher when the concentration of NOx detected by an NOx sensor is high than when it is low, based on the concentration of NOx downstream of the three-way catalyst after the air fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the three-way catalyst has been made to change from a rich air fuel ratio to a lean air fuel ratio and before the air fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing out of the three-way catalyst changes to a lean air fuel ratio.
US09599052B2	Methods and system for catalyst reactivation Embodiments for reactivating a catalyst are provided. In one example, a method for reactivating a catalyst coupled to an engine comprises when the engine is restarted following deactivation, adjusting a degree of fuel enrichment based on an engine off duration and an engine air amount during the restart.
US09599050B2	Limp-home method for safeguarding the catalyst of an internal combustion engine in case of a defective controlled grille shutter and vehicle thereof A vehicle is disclosed which includes: an engine; a catalyst purifying exhaust gas of the engine; a grille shutter adjusting an opening area of a radiator grille; and an electronic control unit configured to: (a) control an injection quantity of fuel to be supplied to the engine, (b) detect a malfunction of the grille shutter in a state where the grille shutter is closed, and (c) increase the injection quantity when the malfunction is detected in comparison to when the malfunction is not detected.
US09599027B2	Application of probabilistic control in gas turbine tuning for emissions-exhaust energy parameters, related control systems, computer program products and methods Various embodiments include a system having: at least one computing device configured to tune a set of gas turbines (GTs) by performing actions including: commanding each GT in the set of GTs to a base load level, based upon a measured ambient condition for each GT; commanding each GT in the set of GTs to adjust a respective emissions value to match a nominal emissions value, and subsequently measuring an actual exhaust energy value for each GT; and adjusting an operating condition of each GT in the set of GTs based upon a difference between the respective measured actual exhaust energy value and a nominal exhaust energy value at the ambient condition.
US09599025B2	Application of probabilistic control in gas turbine tuning for power output-exhaust energy parameters, related control systems, computer program products and methods Various embodiments include a system having: at least one computing device configured to tune a set of gas turbines (GTs) by performing actions including: commanding each GT in the set of GTs to a base load level, based upon a measured ambient condition for each GT; commanding each GT in the set of GTs to adjust a respective power output to match a nominal power output value, and subsequently measuring an actual exhaust energy value for each GT; and adjusting an operating condition of each GT in the set of GTs based upon a difference between the respective measured actual exhaust energy value and a nominal exhaust energy value at the ambient condition.
US09599020B2	Turbine nozzle guide vane assembly in a turbomachine A sectorized nozzle for a turbine engine turbine including an inner sectorized annular platform and an outer sectorized annular platform connected together by radial airfoils, at least one of the platforms including a plurality of orifices for passing air in a neighborhood of its upstream end, the orifices being distributed over the circumference of the platform and opening out at their ends remote from the airfoils into a circumferential annular cavity of the sector of the platform, which cavity is closed by a metal sheet fastened to the platform sector and pierced by orifices for feeding cooling air.
US09599016B2	Internal combustion engines This invention relates to internal combustion engines and more particularly to internal combustion engines and methods of operating the engines with a new fuel saving cycle. Various embodiments use a passage between adjacent cylinders to enable a mode in which fuel combusted in one cylinder supplies pressure to the other that has not been supplied with fuel, thus enabling driving of both cylinders with less fuel.
US09599015B2	Device for utilizing waste heat from engine A device for utilizing waste heat from an engine, which is provided with a Rankine cycle device having an expander bypass passage and a bypass valve that opens and closes the expander bypass passage, and transmits the output torque Tr of the Rankine cycle device to the engine, estimates the output torque Tr of the Rankine cycle device accurately. An output calculation part includes a torque estimation portion that estimates the torque of an expander. The torque estimation portion has a first torque estimation equation corresponding to an opening position of a bypass valve, and a second torque estimation equation corresponding to a closed position of the bypass valve. The output calculation part calculates an output torque Tr of a Rankine cycle device, based on a torque estimated value by the first or second torque estimation equation.
US09599014B2	Wastegate control using non-harmonic oscillations Various methods for operating a wastegate are provided. In one example, a method of adjusting a linked valve actuator system comprises applying, in addition to feedback position control adjustments, a non-harmonic oscillation to an actuator of the linked valve actuator system.
US09599001B2	Exhaust purification system for internal combustion engine An exhaust purification system for an internal combustion engine is provided that can maintain the NOx purification rate of a selective reduction catalyst at near the maximum thereof. The exhaust purification system is provided with an oxidation catalyst and CSF provided in the exhaust plumbing of the engine, a selective reduction catalyst that is provided in the exhaust plumbing on the downstream side of oxidation catalyst and CSF, and selectively reduces NOx in the exhaust, and a NO2 sensor that detects NO2 in the exhaust inside of the exhaust plumbing on the downstream side of the selective reduction catalyst. An ECU executes NO2-NOx ratio decrease processing to cause the NO2-NOx ratio corresponding to the ratio of NO2 to NOx in the exhaust flowing into the selective reduction catalyst to decrease, in a case of a detection value Vno2 from the NO2 sensor being greater than a predetermined value Vno2_th.
US09598998B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to the invention is applied to an internal combustion engine that is equipped with an exhaust gas treatment device that is provided in an exhaust passage, and a burner device that is provided in the exhaust passage upstream of the exhaust gas treatment device so as to raise a temperature of exhaust gas supplied to the exhaust gas treatment device. The control apparatus performs an increase control for increasing a concentration of oxygen in exhaust gas supplied to the burner device if the concentration of oxygen is not higher than a predetermined required concentration of oxygen when there is a request to operate the burner device. The combustion performance of the burner device is stably ensured by securing or compensating for an insufficient concentration of oxygen.
US09598995B2	Method and system for controlling the operation of a system for storing and injecting an additive into the exhaust gases of an engine A method for managing operation of a component of a system for storing and injecting an additive into exhaust gases of a combustion engine. The system includes a container for storing the additive and the method includes: obtaining an instantaneous measurement of concentration of additive and/or an instantaneous measurement of alkalinity of the additive and/or an instantaneous measurement of the temperature inside the container, by one or a plurality of measurement sensors mounted inside the container; determining reducing power of the additive based on the instantaneous measurement of concentration of additive and/or an instantaneous measurement of the alkalinity of the additive and/or temperature inside the container; generating a control signal, based on the defined reducing power; transmitting the generated control signal to the component.
US09598993B2	Integrated process for CO2 capture and use in thermal power production cycle A process for reducing the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere with the exhaust gas stream produced by the combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel in an internal combustion engine (ICE) used to power a vehicle by capturing at least a portion of the CO2 in a liquid sorbent on board the vehicle, recovering the CO2 from the sorbent and compressing the CO2 for temporary storage on board the vehicle, where the process is operated as a semi-closed system in which the liquid sorbent that captures the CO2 serves as a working fluid and retains the CO2 during the power generation cycle to produce mechanical energy or work, after which the CO2 is desorbed for densification and recovery as an essentially pure gas stream and the working fluid is recycled for use in the process.
US09598988B2	Lubrication system for four-stroke engine An engine includes an oil pan used for storing lubricating oil, a crankcase, a cam box, a rocker, and a distribution chamber used for separating oil & gas mixture into oil mist and liquid oil. A lubricating system comprises: the oil pan and the crankcase are communicated through an oil supply passage, and a one-way valve is disposed in the oil supply passage; the crankcase and the distribution chamber are communicated through a first oil conveying passage, and a one-way valve is disposed in the first oil conveying passage; the distribution chamber and the cam box are communicated through a second oil conveying passage; the cam box and the rocker chamber are communicated through a third oil conveying passage; the rocker chamber and the crankcase are communicated through at least one oil return passage, and a one-way valve is disposed in the oil return passage.
US09598979B2	Manufacturing methods for multi-lobed cooling holes A method for producing a diffusion cooling hole extending between a wall having a first wall surface and a second wall surface includes forming a cooling hole inlet at the first wall surface, forming a cooling hole outlet at the second wall surface, forming a metering section downstream from the inlet and forming a multi-lobed diffusing section between the metering section and the outlet. The inlet, outlet, metering section and multi-lobed diffusing section are formed by laser drilling, particle beam machining, fluid jet guided laser machining, mechanical machining, masking and combinations thereof.
US09598961B2	Gas turbine spindle bolt structure with reduced fretting fatigue A spindle bolt structure is provided in a gas turbine engine, and includes a pilot region located within a bolt hole extending through a seal disk. The pilot region includes a circumferential pilot ridge located adjacent to a downstream axial face of the seal disk and a circumferential trough portion located between a bolt shoulder and the pilot ridge. The trough portion defines a trough diameter that is less than a diameter of the bolt shoulder and less than a diameter of the pilot ridge. The bolt shoulder and pilot ridge are formed with an applied compressive residual stress and are positioned for engagement with the seal disk.
US09598960B2	Double-ended scroll compressor lubrication of one orbiting scroll bearing via crankshaft oil gallery from another orbiting scroll bearing A scroll compressor orbiting scroll bearing lubrication system includes a scroll compressor crankshaft having a lubricating fluid gallery extending therethrough between a first stage orbiting scroll and a second stage orbiting scroll. The first stage employs an orbiting scroll radial bearing and an orbiting scroll hydrodynamic thrust bearing, while the second stage employs an orbiting scroll radial bearing and an orbiting scroll hydrostatic thrust bearing. Lubricating fluid is supplied to the second stage orbiting scroll radial bearing via the lubricating fluid gallery.
US09598956B2	Systems and methods of a sample bottle assembly A method and apparatus according to which a sample bottle drill collar section is assembled. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a drill collar that includes an outer surface; a pocket accessible through an aperture in the outer surface, the pocket defining a first side wall and a second side wall; a bottle assembly disposed within the pocket, the bottle assembly comprising a sample bottle having an axial length; one or more clamps coupled to the outer surface and abutting or overlapping the bottle assembly, the one or more clamps at least partially retaining the bottle assembly in the pocket; and one or more spacers disposed within the pocket, the one or more spacers abutting the bottle assembly and at least one of the first and second side walls of the pocket.
US09598940B2	Perforation gun string energy propagation management system and methods A perforation tool assembly. The perforation tool assembly comprises a tool string connector, a perforation gun coupled to the tool string connector, and a structure configured to absorb mechanical energy released by firing one or more perforation guns. The coupling is configured to provide a limited range of motion of the tool string connector relative to the perforation gun. The tool string connector and the perforation gun retain the structure configured to absorb mechanical energy.
US09598938B2	Method and system of planning lateral wellbores within irregular boundaries Planning lateral wellbores within irregular boundaries. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: logically dividing an irregular polygon into a plurality of contiguous sub-areas, the irregular polygon representing an outer boundary of mineral rights; planning a first plurality of layouts of lateral wellbores residing in a first sub-area, each layout along a distinct azimuthal direction; selecting a layout of the first plurality of layouts based on a selection criteria, the selecting creates a first selected layout; planning a second plurality of layouts of lateral wellbores residing in a second sub-area, each layout of the second plurality of layouts along a distinct azimuthal direction; selecting a layout of the second plurality of layouts based on a selection criteria, the selecting creates a second selected layout; creating an overall layout for the irregular polygon by combining the first and second selected layouts; and displaying the overall layout on a display device.
US09598934B2	Crimping to adjust fluid flow for autonomous inflow control devices Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a housing arranged about a base pipe that defines at least one flow port and an interior, the housing defining a fluid compartment in fluid communication with the at least one flow port, an AICD arranged in the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the at least one flow port, a shroud coupled to the housing and covering the fluid compartment, and a crimping tool arrangeable about the housing and the shroud and having a profile defined thereon, the profile being configured to engage and plastically deform the shroud in order to fluidly isolate the AICD.
US09598924B2	Wellhead hanger with spacer to reduce break-out torque A wellhead hanger assembly is provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a wellhead hanger, such as a casing hanger. This system also includes a spacer ring positioned along a neck of the wellhead hanger between a threaded portion of the neck and a shoulder of the wellhead hanger. In at least some instances, the spacer ring may cooperate with a running tool threaded onto the wellhead hanger to reduce the break-out torque needed for disconnecting the running tool from the wellhead hanger. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US09598916B2	Top drive stand compensator with fill up tool A compensation and fill up assembly comprises a slip assembly for engaging a tubular and a compensation assembly for supporting a weight of the tubular when engaged by the slip assembly. The compensation and fill up assembly further comprises a fluid swivel and a fill up tool coupled to the fluid swivel by a fluid shaft. The fill up tool is insertable into and rotatable with the tubular using the fluid swivel.
US09598915B1	Devices and methods for manually moving racked tubulars A method and device for moving racked tubulars, such as pipe and casing joints on pipe racks at oil and gas well sites. The pipe moving tool comprises a wheel assembly with a long straight handle. The wheels fit inside the pipe, which is then moved by simply pushing or pulling the handle forward or backward, as needed. Several wheel assemblies of different diameters may be used interchangeably with a single handle. An extension handle also may be included. The use of this tool makes moving the pipe safer as the worker's hands are not exposed to injury. Additionally, the handle on the tool makes it possible to easily and more safely reach and move shorter pipes racked above or below longer pipes in a multi-level pipe rack; it is not necessary for the worker to lean over or under the longer pipes.
US09598912B2	Riser joint connection Apparatus and methods related to riser joint connection are described. For example, some embodiments may contain a central coupler, a plurality of reaction collars, collar stoppers, collar caps, and C-rings, for connecting riser joints.
US09598911B2	Coring tools and related methods A coring bit for extracting a sample of subterranean formation material from a well bore may include a bit body having a bit face and an inner surface defining a substantially cylindrical cavity of the bit body. A first portion of the inner surface may be configured to surround a core catcher. The coring bit may include a face discharge channel inlet formed in the inner surface of the bit body longitudinally at or above the first portion of the inner surface. The coring bit may also include a face discharge channel extending through the bit body from the face discharge channel inlet to the bit face. A tubular body having a core catcher may be disposed in the coring bit to form a coring tool. Methods of forming such bit bodies may include forming an inlet for a face discharge channel in the inner surface of the bit body at a location longitudinally at or above the first portion of the inner surface and forming a face discharge channel extending from the inlet to the bit face.
US09598903B2	Apparatus for mounting an X-ray device on a ladder An apparatus for mounting an X-ray device or other electronic device, or a PAN disrupter or other mechanical device onto a ladder, the apparatus broadly comprising a horizontally extending mounting plate, a horizontally extending engagement bracket, a vertically extending mounting plate, and a hinge. The horizontally extending mounting bracket and the horizontally extending engagement bracket each include a rung engagement tab. The horizontally extending engagement bracket is slidable in relation to the horizontally extending mounting bracket for securing the apparatus to a ladder rung via the rung engagement tabs. The horizontally extending mounting plate stabilizes the electronic or mechanical device via the ladder rung and the vertically extending mounting plate supports the weight of the electronic or mechanical device on a lower ladder rung. The hinge pivotably connects the horizontally extending mounting plate and the vertically extending mounting plate.
US09598899B2	Vertical and horizontal blinds with lighting The invention is based on a certain number of hollow translucent vertical blinds (1), which are somewhat ovally profiled, wherein LED-lights or another light source (3) has been fixed and on top and bottom of the vertical blinds are bolted by a lock-cap, provided with a light source (3), or LED lights, where of both light sources independently from each other can be linked, so that special light effects can be realized in the hollow translucent vertical blinds and bolted lock caps into the top and bottom of the vertical blinds.
US09598898B2	Single-track stacking panel covering for an archtectural opening A single-track stacking panel covering for an architectural opening has a headrail for mounting the covering above and in front of the opening, such as a window or door. The headrail has a single track. Suspended from the headrail and translatable therealong are panels oriented at a small angle relative to the headrail. When the covering is open, the panels form an overlappingly stacked array at one end of the headrail.
US09598893B2	Leaf profile for a window, a window and method for installing a window Covering element (7) to cover the edge of a glass pane (5), characterized in that the covering element (7) includes a leaf profile (6) for a leaf (3,4) of a window (1) or door and includes at least one adjustable setting piece (10), whereby the setting piece (10) is or can be fastened to an edge of the glass pane (5), whereby the leaf profile (6) is or can be connected to the setting piece (10), and whereby the setting piece (10) is arranged to be able to adjust the distance between the leaf profile (6) and the edge of the glass pane (5) when using the covering element (7).
US09598880B2	Lock cylinder including modular plug In an exemplary embodiment, a plug assembly includes a plug body, a sidebar, a cover plate, and a plurality of rack pins positioned in the plug assembly. A first portion of the sidebar is positioned in the plug and a second portion protrudes beyond the outer surface of the plug body. The rack pins are configured to selectably resist and permit radially inward motion of the sidebar. The cover plate is operable to selectably retain the rack pins within the plug body.
US09598876B1	Portable shelters having a hinged side wall A portable shelter having a hinged side wall includes an enclosure having a plurality of interconnected side walls defining a floor space and being connected to a top wall. At least one of the side walls is a hinged side wall that is pivotally connected to the enclosure and includes opposed first and second side edges and a tope edge that defines an opening in the enclosure. At least one connecting member on the enclosure is configured to selectively connect and disconnect at least the first side edge and the top edge of the hinged side all at the opening. The disclosure also provides a method of hinging the side wall of the portable shelter to an open position.
US09598871B2	Floor member with a high friction bottom surface The floor member has a top surface for walking upon and a bottom surface for placement on a floor base as part of a floating floor installation. The floor member includes a flexible plastic main substrate layer that is sandwiched between a flexible plastic wear layer and a bottom portion formed of meltable adhesive material. The meltable adhesive material has an exposed bottom surface that is the bottom surface of the floor member. The exposed bottom surface is non-adhesive and non-tacky at normal room temperatures. The meltable adhesive material has frictional properties that enable the floor member to resist manual sliding movement on a floor base but still permit manual sliding movement, thereby providing the floor member with positional stability when placed on a floor base as part of a floating floor installation.
US09598867B1	Walkable skylight lighting system A walkable skylight lighting system, installed to a roofing structure, including a skylight having a pane and framing members that surround and support the pane, and including a paving surface, the paving surface having a plurality of pavers that extend immediately adjacent to the skylight. The pane is an insulating glass unit (IGU) having structural glass panels and a thermal panel that are separated and sealed by a spacer, and separately supported so that they do not crush the spacer. The framing members include an upper framing member that has a lighting channel containing an LED lighting strip that edge lights the structural glass panels in the pane.
US09598860B2	Fireproof home and a fire proof heat barrier shield structure The embodiments herein provide a fireproof barrier shield comprising the panels combined together to form a fireproof blanket placed on the building structure to protect the structure from flying embers, radiant heat and fire accidents. The panel comprises an inner heat retardant layer an outer heat reflective layer secured together using a heat resistant adhesive glue or thread. Each panel has several slots for receiving a fastener for combining the panels. The straps comprising a buckle and a belt are provided for securing the fireproof blanket to the ground using screw type anchors or stakes. The buckle is made of heat conductive material and the strap is made of fireproof threads. The perforated channels with brass or aluminum hose fittings are sewn to the inner layer to allow the water flow. The shield comprises a third layer arranged as an outer layer or an inner layer.
US09598856B2	Glueless composite panel and method for the glueless connection of two panel elements A glueless composite panel is disclosed having a first panel element and a second panel element. The two panel elements are connected together by coupling and extend in each case parallel to a longitudinal direction of a first end side of the first panel element. A first groove is arranged on the first panel element on the first end side thereof, the groove being delimited by a tongue and an edge strip that is set back with respect to the tongue. The first edge strip is in this case subdivided into individual first strip sections. The second panel element has corresponding coupling such that in the coupled state of the two panel elements the first strip sections and second strip sections of the second panel element undercut one another at least regionally.
US09598855B2	Hexahedron unit for prefabricated buildings and method of assembling the hexahedron units The present invention is a technology concerning hexahedron units, and discloses the inventive novel frame structures and frame joint technology for facilitating the assembly of different units. The inventive hexahedron units may be assembled to fit location conditions so as to construct a building regardless of the size and shape of the land, and also disassembled so as to be removed to another place for construction, thus providing high reusability.
US09598854B2	Corner bracket, a bracket system, use of such a corner bracket, a window mounting collar and a window mounting system A corner bracket for assembly of two boards of a window mounting collar into a collar corner and for affixing said window mounting collar to an exterior face of a building façade so as to surround a window opening, said corner bracket; comprising two holding plates and two base arms, all four adapted for extending in planes parallel with and having back surfaces abutting the exterior face of the building façade in an affixed position of the collar. The bracket further comprises two flanges and two abutment plates adapted to extend away from said exterior face in an affixed position of the collar. Each abutment plate is positioned at a mutual distance from and in parallel with an associated said flange, each abutment plate being connected to the associated said flange via an associated said holding plate; so as to be able to hold said boards together to form said window collar corner, each board being received between a respective flange and its associated abutment plate.
US09598853B1	Building with central core A building in which a core is attached to a ground floor foundation slab; a roof is attached to the upper end of the core; floors of any desired planar shape are attached to the core at the appropriate heights, intermediate the roof and the ground floor foundation slab; and wall panels are attached between the roof and the ground floor foundation slab around the periphery of the building. Also, the floors and roof are attached to the wall panels. The core is preferably as claimed and described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/748,751 and may be attached to one side of the ground floor foundation slab. The floors may extend the entire length and/or width of the building or only a portion of the length and/or width. If they do not extend the entire length and/or width of the building, the free ends of the floors are supported by a cross beam that attaches to the walls on either side or a support wall or beam that extends to the floor below or the ground floor slab, or any other suitable method for support.
US09598841B2	Construction machine control system, construction machine, and construction machine control method A control system includes: a first pressure sensor disposed in a pilot oil passage between an operating device and a control valve and detecting pressure of pilot oil; a second pressure sensor disposed in the pilot oil passage between the control valve and a direction control valve and detecting the pressure of the pilot oil; a control valve controller controlling the control valve; a data acquisition unit acquiring data on a detection value of the first pressure sensor and a detection value of the second pressure sensor in a state where the pilot oil passage is opened by the control valve; and a correction unit correcting the detection value of the first pressure sensor or the second pressure sensor based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit so that the detection value of the first pressure sensor is identical to the detection value of the second pressure sensor.
US09598840B2	Control system for hydraulic system and method for recovering energy and leveling hydraulic system loads A control system for a hydraulic system including an accumulator and a hydraulic transformer coordinates flow sharing within the hydraulic system. The hydraulic transformer includes first and second variable displacement pump/motor units mounted on a rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft has an end adapted for connection to a first external load. The first variable displacement pump/motor unit includes a first side that fluidly connects to a pump and a second side that fluidly connects to a tank. The second variable displacement pump/motor unit includes a first side that fluidly connects to the accumulator and a second side that fluidly connects with the tank. A second external load may be hydraulically connected to the hydraulic system. Energy may be transferred to/from the pump, the accumulator, the first external load, and/or the second external load, as directed by the control system.
US09598838B2	Hybrid work vehicle with load dependent target state of charge There are provided a work vehicle comprising a motor generator (6) driven by an engine, a hydraulic pump (4) driven by at least either of the motor generator and the engine, a work device (50) driven by hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump, a electric traction motor (9) driving wheels (61), an electrical storage device (11) connected to the motor generator and to the electric traction motor and charged electrically on the basis of a target SOC; and a control device (200) varying the target SOC for the electrical storage device (11) on the basis of total demanded power (Pf+Prun) of the hydraulic pump and the electric traction motor.
US09598825B2	Device, as well as method for working ground surfaces or roadways A device for working ground surfaces or roadways including a machine frame and a working drum in a drum housing arranged on said machine frame, where no less than one spraying device extending parallel to the working drum and featuring several outlet nozzles for spraying agents arranged next to one another and directed towards the working drum is arranged on the drum housing. Wherein each outlet nozzle includes a drivable closing mechanism with a closing element which, in an open position, fully uncovers the nozzle channel of the outlet nozzle. In a closed position, closes the nozzle channel. Such that the following functions are achieved: that a controller drives the closing mechanisms, with the outlet nozzles and the related closing elements being adapted to one another in such a fashion that the flow cross-section in the outlet nozzle is variable in accordance with the position of the closing element on a specified path between the open position and closed position.
US09598823B2	Stop position determining device for transport vehicle and transport vehicle with the same To make a transport vehicle stop close to a bund in dependence on the shape of the bund. A stop position determining device for a transport vehicle includes: a bund identification module (520) that identifies the shape of a bund (400) provided on a traveling surface based on information from an external sensor (231) provided on the transport vehicle; and a target stop position calculation module (530) that calculates a target stop position (SP) for the transport vehicle based on the shape of the bund identified by the bund identification module.
US09598818B2	Apparatus for washing and/or dewatering of cellulose pulp Apparatus for washing and/or dewatering cellulose pulp is disclosed including a movable permeable surface in a pulp transportation chamber having a chamber gap above the movable permeable surface, a pulp distributor for distributing pulp onto the movable permeable surface, a throttle having a throttle gap width and an adjustable throttle adjuster to remotely adjust the throttle gap width so that a volume of pulp flow into the pulp distributor is equal to or greater than the volume of pulp flow out of the distributor during operation.
US09598817B2	Dark shade dyeing method for microporous track etch membranes with large pores and low porosity Methods for dyeing of microporous track etched membranes are provided. In particular, these methods are suitable for dark shade dyeing of membranes having large pores with low porosity. Desirably, such methods provide dyed membranes wherein the membrane parameters are not significantly changed as compared to those prior to dyeing. Likewise, the resultant dyed membranes exhibit no negative influence on sensitive cell culture system applications.
US09598812B1	Dishcloth drying apparatus and method A dishcloth drying apparatus and method includes a countertop and a support positioned on the countertop such that the support extends upwardly from the countertop. The support includes a panel that has an upper surface and a perimeter edge. A holder for supporting a dishcloth in spaced relationship from the panel is attached to the panel. The holder includes a pair of legs and each of the legs is attached to and extends upwardly from the upper surface. A rod is attached to and extends between the legs. A dishcloth, when wet, is positioned on the rod of the support such that the dishcloth hangs from the support and dries.
US09598811B2	Washing machine A washing machine includes a cabinet having an opening, a door to open and close the opening, and a locking unit to selectively restrict an operation of the door when the door is closed. A position of the door is adjusted through this configuration to stably close the opening and to prevent the door from being undesirably opened, and thus it is possible to improve washing efficiency. Further, a front structure of the opening may be improved, and thus laundry may be easily put in or taken out.
US09598804B1	Longarm quilting machine with batting hammock A fabric hammock provides storage for feeding a batting layer into a quilting frame. Compared to a conventional supply roll wound onto a roller, the hammock is easily loaded and automatically maintains constant low tension while feeding the batting material to the quilting frame. Compared to a conventional arrangement allowing the batting material to hang down to the floor, the hammock keeps the batting material off the floor and out from underfoot.
US09598801B2	Knit with strips without barbs, method of making same and prostheses made from said knit The present invention relates to an openwork prosthetic knit (1) made from a single piece based on at least a first yarn made of biocompatible polymer material that defines a first face (2) and a second face that are opposite one another and from a second biocompatible yarn that generates barbs (5) that protrude outwards from at least said first face, characterized in that said first face comprises at least one longitudinal strip (4) in the direction of the manufacture of said knit, over which it is provided with said barbs (5), and at least one longitudinal strip (3) in the direction of the manufacture of said knit, over which it is free of such barbs. It also relates to a process for manufacturing such a knit (1) and to a prosthesis comprising such a knit (1).
US09598800B2	Knitting machine, particularly with high gauge, with improved needle actuation cams A knitting machine, particularly with high gauge, with improved needle actuation cams, comprising a needle holder which supports a plurality of side-by-side needles, each one of the needles is provided with at least one heel that protrudes from one face of the needle holder, each one of the needles has at least one elastic flexing along its extension which determines an offset of its at least one heel with respect to the head of the needle along a direction that is substantially parallel to the actuation trajectory of the needle holder and the at least one path is offset in a substantially corresponding manner, with respect to a theoretical path of actuation of an ideal rectilinear needle with its head in alignment with its at least one heel.
US09598796B2	High modulus polyolefin fibers exhibiting unique microstructural features A new class of high modulus polypropylene multifilament fiber and/or yarn is provided. Such a multifilament fiber and/or yarn exhibits an exceptional combination of high strength and toughness with low weight and density. The inventive fibers thus permit replacement of expensive polymeric fibers within certain applications with lower cost alternatives, or replacement of high density components with such low density fibers, without sacrificing strength or durability. Such multifilament fibers are produced through melt-spinning processes and exhibit highly unique microstructures therein, including significant void volumes, interspersed and crossed voids, and nanofilament bridges within such voids. Such microstructural characteristics appear to impart the exceptional properties noted above.
US09598795B2	Fiber oxidation oven with multiple independently controllable heating systems One embodiment is directed to an oven for heating fibers. The oven comprises a plurality of walls forming a chamber and a supply structure disposed within the chamber between first and second ends of the chamber. The supply structure is in communication with a first heating system and is configured to direct heated gas from the first heating system into a first portion of the chamber. The supply structure is in communication with a second heating system and is configured to direct heated gas from the second heating system into a second portion of the chamber.
US09598790B2	Pellicle frame and process for manufacturing same Provided is a pellicle frame that can prevent generation of haze and reduces a surface glittering defect under irradiation with collected light, and a method of manufacturing the same. The pellicle frame is obtained by using an aluminum frame material having a structure satisfying predetermined conditions on the circle-equivalent diameters of a Mg2Si crystallized product, an AlCuMg crystallized product, an Al—Fe-based crystallized product (AlmFe or Al7Cu2Fe), and an Al2CuMg crystallized product and on the area ratios of those crystallized products each having a circle-equivalent diameter of 1 μm or more, and in addition, subjecting the aluminum frame material to anodic oxidation processing using an alkaline electrolytic solution containing as an electrolyte a predetermined organic acid salt. In addition, the method of manufacturing a pellicle frame includes: preparing an aluminum frame material having a structure as described above; and subjecting the aluminum frame material to anodic oxidation processing using an alkaline electrolytic solution containing a predetermined organic acid salt, to form an anodic oxide film.
US09598781B2	Carbon dioxide reducing method, carbon dioxide reducing cell, and carbon dioxide reducing apparatus The carbon dioxide reducing method using light includes: (a) preparing a carbon dioxide reducing cell including: a cathode chamber that holds first electrolytic solution containing carbon dioxide; an anode chamber that holds second electrolytic solution; a proton exchange membrane inserted between the cathode and anode chambers; a cathode set inside the cathode chamber to contact the first electrolytic solution, and the cathode having copper, gold, silver, indium, etc. on the cathode; and an anode set inside the anode chamber to contact the second electrolytic solution, the anode having first semiconductor layer constituted by nitride semiconductor including AlxGa1-xN layer wherein 0≦x≦0.25, an n-type GaN layer, and second semiconductor layer constituted by semiconductor having pn junction structure and electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer through p-type semiconductor layer, further to the cathode through no external power source; and (b) irradiating the anode with light to reduce carbon dioxide on the cathode.
US09598773B2	Method for producing black-plated steel sheet, and method for producing molded article of black-plated steel sheet The present invention pertains to a method for producing a black-plated steel sheet capable of being blackened in a short amount of time, and exhibiting an excellent ability to maintain a black appearance after processing. As an original sheet, the sheet used is a Zn-plating steel sheet which contains molten Al and Mg and has a Zn-plating layer containing molten Al and Mg, containing Al in the amount of 1.0-22.0 mass %, inclusive, and containing Mg in the amount of 1.5-10.0 mass %, inclusive. The plating layer is blackened by causing the molten-plating steel sheet to contact water vapor inside a tightly sealed container. When doing so, the concentration of oxygen inside the tightly sealed container is 13% or less.
US09598771B2	Dielectric film defect reduction The present disclosure provides for methods of depositing a dielectric layer within a reaction chamber including a first electrode configured to support a substrate and a second electrode disposed above the first electrode and the substrate. A method includes flowing at least one reactant gas and at least one dilution gas into the reaction chamber, applying a first maximum low frequency radio frequency (LFRF) reflective power between the first and second electrodes to deposit a dielectric layer on the substrate, and applying a second maximum LFRF reflective power between the first and second electrodes during a termination operation, wherein the second maximum LFRF reflective power is less than the first maximum LFRF reflective power.
US09598768B2	Method of forming zinc oxide film (ZnO) or magnesium zinc oxide film (ZnMgO) and apparatus for forming zinc oxide film or magnesium zinc oxide film A method of forming a zinc oxide film or a magnesium zinc oxide film which has a high transmittance. The method of forming a zinc oxide film or a magnesium zinc oxide film includes (A) converting a solution containing zinc, or zinc and magnesium into mist, (B) heating a substrate, and (C) supplying the solution converted into mist, and ozone to a first main surface of the substrate under heating.
US09598763B2	Piston ring for internal combustion engines The invention relates to a piston ring which is produced from a carrier material, especially steel or a cast material. The piston ring has a wear-resistant coating from a periodic multilayer system, every periodicity consisting of at least two individual metal nitride layers. Adjacent individual layers within the periodicity have different metallic elements. The thickness of an individual layer is ≧15 nm.
US09598755B2	High strength galvanized steel sheet having excellent deep drawability and stretch flangeability and method for manufacturing the same A high-strength galvanized steel sheet contains C: 0.010% or more and 0.06% or less, Si: more than 0.5% and 1.5% or less, Mn: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.005% or more and 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol.Al: 0.005% or more and 0.5% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Nb: 0.010% or more and 0.090% or less, and Ti: 0.015% or more and 0.15% or less, on a mass percent basis. The Nb and C contents of the steel satisfy the relation of (Nb/93)/(C/12)<0.20. C* satisfies 0.005≦C≦0.025. Ferrite constitutes 70% by area ratio or more of the steel sheet. Martensite constitutes 3% by area ratio or more of the steel sheet. C=C−(12/93)Nb−(12/48){Ti−(48/14)N}, wherein C, Nb, Ti, and N denote the C, Nb, Ti, and N contents of the steel.
US09598754B2	Method for continuous hot-dip coating of metal strips The invention provides a method and apparatus for coating a metal product wherein a molten coating is applied to a surface of said metal product and wherein part of said molten coating is wiped off said metal product by an air flow and a nitrogen gas flow.
US09598750B2	High Cr ferritic/martensitic steels having an improved creep resistance for in-core component materials in nuclear reactor, and preparation method thereof Disclosed herein is a high Cr Ferritic/Martensitic steel comprising 0.04 to 0.13% by weight of carbon, 0.03 to 0.07% by weight of silicon, 0.40 to 0.50% by weight of manganese, 0.40 to 0.50% by weight of nickel, 8.5 to 9.5% by weight of chromium, 0.45 to 0.55% by weight of molybdenum, 0.10 to 0.25% by weight of vanadium, 0.02 to 0.10% by weight of tantalum, 0.21 to 0.25% by weight of niobium, 1.5 to 3.0% by weight of tungsten, 0.015 to 0.025% by weight of nitrogen, 0.01 to 0.02% by weight of boron and iron balance. By regulating the contents of alloying elements such as nitrogen, born, the high Cr Ferritic/Martensitic steel with superior tensile strength and creep resistance is provided, and can be effectively used as an in-core component material for sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR).
US09598737B2	Next generation genomic sequencing methods Disclosed is an enhanced method for rapid and cost-effective analysis of sequences of a microorganism by semi-conductor sequencing, preferably ion-torrent sequencing. This method provides for full length analysis and of multiple areas (e.g. genes) of multiple genomes. These methods identify genetic mutations of a particular gene that are responsible for conferring resistance or sensitivity to an antibiotic or other chemical compound. Multiple different species, strains and/or serotypes of a particular organism are rapidly and efficiently screened and mutations identified along with the complete genome of an organism. By selecting primers pairs of similar size and GC content that produce amplicons with sequences spanning the entire genome, a single PCR reaction analyzed by ion torrent methodology can determine the sequence of a complete genome. Methods are useful to sequences the genomes of viral agents, such as influenza virus, and bacterial agents, such as tuberculosis bacteria.
US09598727B2	Methods for processing and amplifying nucleic acids The present invention is directed generally to the use of stem-loop oligonucleotides comprising an inverted repeat, a loop, and at least one degradable site or site capable of becoming a degradable site in the preparation of DNA molecules, such as a library. In particular embodiments, the invention employs a single reaction mixture and conditions. In particular, at least part of the inverted palindrome is removed during the preparation of the molecules to facilitate amplification of the molecules. Thus, in specific embodiments, the DNA molecules are suitable for amplification and are not hindered by the presence of the palindrome.
US09598725B2	Emulsion chemistry for encapsulated droplets System, including methods, apparatus, compositions, and kits, for making and using a stabilized emulsion. A method of generating a stabilized emulsion is provided. In the method, an aqueous phase may be provided. The aqueous phase may include an effective concentration of one or more skin-forming proteins. An emulsion may be formed. The emulsion may include droplets of a dispersed phase disposed in a continuous phase, with the aqueous phase being the continuous phase or the dispersed phase. The emulsion may be heated to create an interfacial skin between each droplet and the continuous phase, to transform the droplets into capsules.
US09598716B2	Destructible surfactants and uses thereof The present invention provides methods for enhancing chemical reactions of molecules, e.g., biomolecules, with destructible surfactants. The chemical reactions may involve and/or be associate with analysis, e.g., solubilizing, separating, purifying and/or characterizing the molecules. In one aspect, the anionic surfactants of the present invention may be selectively broken up at relatively low pH. The resulting breakdown products of the surfactants may be removed from the molecule/sample with relative ease. The invention has applicability in a variety of analytical techniques.
US09598706B2	Production of fatty acids and derivatives thereof Compositions and methods for production of fatty alcohols using recombinant microorganisms are provided as well as fatty alcohol compositions produced by such methods.
US09598679B2	Polymerase compositions and uses A composition having nucleic acid polymerase activity, which comprises an active nucleic acid polymerase and an excess amount of a non-functional mutant nucleic acid polymerase protein, wherein the non-functional mutant nucleic acid polymerase protein stabilizes the active nucleic acid polymerase against loss of polymerase activity.
US09598668B2	Temperature-responsive cell culture substrate and method for producing the same A substrate having a pattern of two or more materials exhibiting different grafting efficiencies for a temperature-responsive polymer that varies its interaction with water in a temperature range of 0 to 80° C. by electron beam irradiation under the same conditions is grafted with the temperature-responsive polymer by simultaneously irradiating the surfaces of the materials with electron beams to obtain a temperature-responsive cell culture substrate. According to this method, a temperature-responsive cell culture substrate having a surface (1) that allows cells to adhere thereto and to grow thereon during cell culturing and that allows the adhering and grown cells to be detached therefrom by changing the culturing temperature and a surface (2) that does not allow the cells to adhere thereto at all can be obtained by a simple process.
US09598664B2	Composition for cleaning a heat transfer system having an aluminum component Disclosed herein is a cleaner concentrate comprising: greater than 10 weight percent of a freezing point depressant, 0.5 to 35 weight percent of oxalic acid, and an azole compound, wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the cleaner concentrate.
US09598663B2	Liquid detergent composition for clothing Provided is a liquid detergent composition for clothing which is formed by blending (a) a nonionic surfactant represented by Formula (1), (b) an anionic surfactant represented by Formula (2), a predetermined amount of (c) an organic solvent having one or more hydroxyl groups, and water in which the mass ratio (b)/(a) of the blending amount of the component (b) to the blending amount of the component (a) is 0.5 or more and 10 or less.
US09598661B2	Cleaning compositions including fermented fruit solutions, builder, and surfactant Described herein are cleaning compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and builders, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The builder can be selected from the group consisting of a non-phosphate builder, such as sodium citrate and sodium bicarbonate, boric acid and mixtures thereof. The cleaning compositions can be used to clean articles, launder articles, clean stains from articles, and clean surfaces.
US09598657B2	Fluorinated polyether compound, lubricant, liquid composition and article To provide a fluorinated polyether compound capable of forming a film excellent in lubricity, a lubricant and a liquid composition, as well as an article having a film excellent in lubricity, on a substrate. A fluorinated polyether compound represented by {X—O—[(CF2CF2O)a—(CF2CF2CF2CF2O)b]}m—Y—{[(OCF2CF2)c—(OCF2CF2CF2CF2)d]—O—Z}n is used. X is a group having a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an ester group or an aryl group, Y is an (m+n) valent linking group, Z is a group having a haloalkyl group, each of m and n is an integer of from 1 to 10, m+n is an integer of from 2 to 20, and each of a, b, c and d is an integer of from 1 to 100.
US09598648B2	Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids A process for removing non-volatile, particulate mercury from crudes and condensates is disclosed. Particulate mercury in crudes can be removed by a process of first adding a halogen, such as I2. The halogen converts at least 10% of the particulate mercury into an oil-soluble mercury compound that cannot be removed by filtration or centrifugation. This oil-soluble mercury compound can then be removed by adsorption onto a solid adsorbent. The process can operate at near ambient conditions. The adsorption step can be carried out by mixing a particulate adsorbent in the halogen-treated crude and then removing it by centrifugation, desalting, filtration, hydrocyclone or by settling.
US09598647B2	Process for oxidative desulfurization and sulfone disposal using solvent deasphalting A method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds present in the hydrocarbon feedstock; (c) separating the hydrocarbons and the oxidized sulfur compounds by solvent extraction; (d) collecting a residue stream that includes the oxidized sulfur compounds; and (e) supplying the residue stream to a deasphalting unit.
US09598644B1	Method of CO and/or CO2 hydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons using doped mixed-metal oxides A method of hydrogenation utilizing a reactant gas mixture comprising a carbon oxide and a hydrogen agent, and a hydrogenation catalyst comprising a mixed-metal oxide containing metal sites supported and/or incorporated into the lattice. The mixed-metal oxide comprises a pyrochlore, a brownmillerite, or mixtures thereof doped at the A-site or the B-site. The metal site may comprise a deposited metal, where the deposited metal is a transition metal, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or mixtures thereof. Contact between the carbon oxide, hydrogen agent, and hydrogenation catalyst under appropriate conditions of temperature, pressure and gas flow rate generate a hydrogenation reaction and produce a hydrogenated product made up of carbon from the carbon oxide and some portion of the hydrogen agent. The carbon oxide may be CO, CO2, or mixtures thereof and the hydrogen agent may be H2. In a particular embodiment, the hydrogenated product comprises olefins, paraffins, or mixtures thereof.
US09598643B2	System and method for extracting bitumen from tar sand An improved system for removing bitumen from tar sands comprises a pretreatment system utilizing a vibratory load hopper for classifying and sizing said tar sand particles communicating with a dryer for heating and drying said tar sand particles to a predetermined temperature thereby controlling the moisture content of said tar sands. An extraction system is also included for accepting said tar sands from the dryer comprising a plurality of extraction vessels arranged in series for transporting said tar sands from a first extraction vessel to a final extraction vessel. Furthermore, a solvent system for supplying a predetermined volume of solvent flow through said extraction vessels is employed, whereby solvent is supplied to the last extraction vessel and a solvent and bitumen mixture is withdrawn from the first extraction vessel.
US09598640B2	Liquid crystal display device and alignment film material thereof To form an optical alignment film having large anchoring strength and suppress an AC afterimage of a liquid crystal display device, in a liquid crystal display device of an IPS mode. In an alignment film material subjected to optical alignment processing, polyimide which becomes a rigid high molecule and polyimide which becomes a flexible high molecule are mixed and used. The material of the present invention can easily rotate oligomer after irradiating polarized ultraviolet rays and improve a UV-absorbed two-color ratio of an alignment film. Accordingly, an anchoring strength for liquid crystals by the alignment film is large to suppress an AC afterimage.
US09598635B2	Photo-induced phase transfer of luminescent quantum dots A method for the photo-mediated phase transfer of inorganic nanocrystals, such as luminescent quantum dots, QDs, is provided. Irradiation, specifically UV excitation (λex<400 nm), promotes the in-situ ligand exchange of hydrophobic quantum dots with hydrophilic ligands and their facile transfer to polar solvents and buffer media. The technique enables transfer of quantum dots and other nanocrystal materials from hydrophobic to polar and hydrophilic solutions.
US09598628B2	Method for inhibiting the plugging of conduits by gas hydrates A method for inhibiting the plugging of a conduit containing a flowable mixture comprising at least an amount of hydrocarbons capable of forming hydrates in the presence of water and an amount of water, which method comprises adding to the mixture an amount of a functionalized dendrimer effective to inhibit formation and/or accumulation of hydrates in the mixture at conduit temperatures and pressures; and flowing the mixture containing the functionalized dendrimer and any hydrates through the conduit wherein the functionalized dendrimer comprises two or more functional end groups selected from the group consisting of non-cyclic tertiary amine functional end groups, quaternary ammonium functional end groups, polyalkylene glycol functional end groups, quaternary ammonium zwitterionic end groups and phosphate or sulfate end groups.
US09598625B2	Lubrication for drilling fluid A drilling fluid lubricant includes a crude tall oil product and a derivative of ricinoleic acid that is at least partially transesterified product. A modified drilling fluid includes a water-based drilling fluid in a range of from about 95 vol. % to about 99 vol. % and a drilling fluid lubricant in a range of from about 0.1 vol. % to about 5 vol. % of the fluid. The drilling fluid lubricant includes a crude tall oil product selected from the group consisting of crude tall oil, distilled tall oil, acid tall oil, fractionated tall oil, and combinations thereof. The drilling fluid lubricant also includes at least partially transesterified derivative of ricinoleic acid product. The product comprises at least partially transesterified derivatives of ricinoleic acid that combined are in a range of from about 88 mole % to about 99 mole % of the product.
US09598621B2	Refrigerant mixtures comprising difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and tetrafluoropropene and uses thereof In accordance with the present invention refrigerant compositions are disclosed. The refrigerant compositions contain comprise 11-28 weight percent difluoromethane; 34-59 weight percent pentafluoroethane; and 21-38 weight percent 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. The refrigerant compositions are useful in processes to produce cooling, in methods for replacing refrigerant R-404A or R-507A, and in refrigeration systems. These inventive refrigerant compositions can be used in stationary and mobile refrigeration equipment, and are particularly useful for transport refrigeration units.
US09598618B2	Solid amine adducts The invention relates to a process for preparing an amine adduct, in which a polyamine component (A), a polyester component (B) and a hydrocarbon component (C) are reacted. The amine adduct is of particularly good suitability as a wetting agent and dispersant, especially for coatings and plastics applications.
US09598617B2	Acrylate based adhesive composition for optical use, acrylate based adhesive sheet for optical use, and method for separating optical component using the same Disclosed is an acrylate based adhesive composition for optical use that includes: a copolymer prepared by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate (wherein the alkyl is a C16 to C22 linear alkyl group) in an amount of about 1 to about 10 parts by weight, an alkyl (meth)acrylate (wherein the alkyl is a C1 to C12 alkyl group) in an amount of about 70 to about 98 parts by weight, and a polar monomer in an amount of about 1 to about 20 parts by weight; and a cross-linking agent. The cross-linking agent is included in an amount of about 0.5 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the copolymer.
US09598601B2	Coating composition and articles made therefrom The instant invention provides an aqueous dispersion, a coating composition, coating layers and coated article made therefrom. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises: (1) the inventive aqueous dispersion comprising the melt blending product of: (a) from 50 to 99 percent by weight of one or more polyethylene terephthalate resins, based on the total solid content of the dispersion; (b) from 1 to 50 percent by weight of one or more stabilizing agents comprising at least one second polyester, based on the total solid content of the dispersion, wherein said second polyester (i) has a carboxylic acid group and an acid number equal to or greater than 15, based on the solid content of the second polyester; or (ii) is a self-dispersing sulfopolyester; (c) one or more neutralizing agents; and (d) from 15 to 90 percent by weight of water, based on the total weight of the dispersion; wherein said dispersion has a solid content of 10 to 85 percent, based on the total weight of the dispersion; and (2) optionally one or more cross-linking agents.
US09598600B2	Modified phenolic resins for making composite products Methods for making phenolic resins modified with one or more monosaccharides and methods for making composite products therewith are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, a method for making a composite product can include contacting a plurality of cellulosic sheets with a resin composition that includes a phenolic resin and a monosaccharide. The resin composition can include about 0.5 wt % to about 30 wt % of the monosaccharide, based on a combined weight of the phenolic resin and the monosaccharide. The method can also include at least partially curing the resin composition to produce a composite product.
US09598595B2	Retardation film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device A retardation film containing (a) at least one cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, cyanoethyl cellulose, triacetyl cellulose, diacetyl cellulose, cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate trimellitate and cellulose nitrate, wherein the cellulose derivative has a total acyl group substitution degree of 2.0 to 2.8; and (b) an esterified compound in which all or a part of the OH groups in a compound (A) or in a compound (B) are esterified by at least one aromatic monocarbolyxic acid, wherein the compound (A) comprises one of a furanose structure and a pyranose structure, and the compound (B) comprises two to twelve of at least one of a furanose structure and a pyranose structure, which are bonded in the compound (B).
US09598593B2	Graphene composite and method of producing the same Provided is a graphite-based carbon material useful as a graphene precursor, from which graphene is easily exfoliated when the graphite-based carbon material is useful as a precursor and from which a highly-concentrated graphene dispersion can easily be obtained. The graphite-based carbon material is a graphite-based carbon material useful as a graphene precursor wherein a Rate (3R) based on an X-ray diffraction method, which is defined by following Equation 1 is 31% or more: Rate (3R)=P3/(P3+P4)×100 Equation 1 wherein P3 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) based on the X-ray diffraction method, and P4 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal graphite layer (2H) based on the X-ray diffraction method.
US09598589B2	Inkjet ink, ink cartridge containing the inkjet ink, inkjet recording method using the inkjet ink, inkjet recording apparatus using the ink cartridge, and print formed by the inkjet ink An inkjet ink is provided. The inkjet ink includes water; a penetrant, a pigment, and a polymer compound. The polymer compound includes a unit (A) including a functional group having the below-mentioned formula (1) or (2), and another unit (B) including a carboxyl group. The unit (A) is included in the polymer compound in an amount of from 30% to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the polymer compound.
US09598586B2	Coating materials and methods for enhanced reliability Glass coating materials and methods are disclosed for the coating of glass substrates used in the manufacturer of photovoltaic solar modules such that the coating enhances the reliability of the module by reducing its susceptibility to potential induced degradation (PID). Coating materials are disclosed that reduce soiling on the front surface of the glass; that increase the surface resistivity of the glass and that repel moisture and that seal the surface from the ingress of moisture. Further electrically conductive coatings are disclosed that reduce the electric field between the front and back surfaces of the glass and hence reduce ion mobility within the glass and transport from the interior glass surface to the solar cell. There are additional configuration choices for fine tuning associated with separately optimizing the exterior and interior glass coating. Finally, coating processes and methods are disclosed for coating glass substrates with the disclosed materials.
US09598583B2	Processes for preparing trim boards There are provided a processes for manufacturing a trim board, as well as methods for reducing and/or preventing swelling in a finger jointed pine wood and methods for reducing and/or preventing migration of tannins in a finger jointed pine wood. These processes and methods comprise applying a first layer comprising a UV curable primer sealer on a front surface of the pine wood; heat drying the first layer in the presence of UV radiation so as to at least partially cure the first layer comprising the UV curable primer sealer; applying a second layer comprising the UV curable primer sealer on a back surface of the pine wood, the second layer being thinner than the first layer; and heat drying the second layer in the presence of UV radiation so as to at least partially cure the second layer comprising the UV curable primer sealer.
US09598579B2	Dynamically crosslinked thermoplastic material process A method for making a thermoplastic material includes: (a) partially crosslinking an elastomer composition at a first crosslinking temperature to form a thermoplastic, partially crosslinked elastomer composition; (b) mixing a thermoplastic polymer composition with the thermoplastic, partially crosslinked elastomer composition and heating the mixture to a second crosslinking temperature higher than the first crosslinking temperature, wherein the thermoplastic polymer composition is liquid at the second crosslinking temperature; and (c) continuously mixing the mixture while further crosslinking the elastomer composition to form a thermoplastic material having a dispersed phase of crosslinked elastomer composition in the thermoplastic polymer composition. The elastomer composition may include an elastomer compounded with a curing agent and optionally additional components. A thermoplastic material resulting from this process may be molded or shaped by any method used for forming thermoplastic materials into articles, such as molding, extrusion, or thermoforming.
US09598576B2	Curable silicone composition, cured product thereof, and optical semiconductor device The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and at least one aryl group in a molecule, (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least one aryl group in a molecule and containing a metal atom selected from the group consisting of V, Ta, Nb and Ce, and (D) a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst. The present invention can provide the curable silicone composition, which does not develop a crack by thermal aging and further can form a cured material that exhibits less yellowing.
US09598575B2	High temperature stable thermally conductive materials Disclosed herein are compositions, preparation methods, and use of thermally conductive materials comprising silicone composition curable by hydrosilylation, thermally conductive fillers, and phthalocyanine. The novel composition retains its desirable pliability after cure even when kept at an elevated temperature for an extended period.
US09598572B2	Epoxy resin compositions An epoxy resin composition [composition (C)] comprising: (i) from 30 to 90% by weight of at least one epoxy compound [compound E], based on the total weight of the composition (C); (ii) from 0 to 60% by weight of at least one curing agent [agent C], based on the total weight of the composition (C); (iii) from 0 to 15% by weight of at least one accelerator, based on the total weight of the composition (C); (iv) from 1 to 60% by weight of at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (I) [PAES (I-1)], based on the total weight of the composition (C) and wherein said PAES (I-1) polymer comprises amine functional groups in an amount equal to or more than 200 μeq/g; (v) from 1 to 60% by weight of at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (I) [PAES (I-2)], based on the total weight of the composition (C), and wherein said PAES (I-2) polymer is different from the PAES (I-1) polymer.
US09598569B2	Composite polymer composition A composite polymer composition comprising the emulsion polymerization product of: (i) an aqueous dispersion comprising the melt kneading product of one or more polyolefins, from 2 to 25 wt % of one or more dispersion stabilizing agents, water and optionally a neutralizing agent, and (ii) one or more (meth)acrylic monomers; wherein the one or more polyolefins have a Tg equal to or less than 50° C. and comprise from 0.5 to 100 wt % functionalized polyolefin; and wherein the melt kneading product (i) comprises polymer particles having a volume average particle size between 150 nm and 2000 nm dispersed in the water; and wherein the one or more (meth)acrylic monomers polymerize onto the polymer particles form composite polymer particles using an emulsion polymerization process is provided.
US09598554B2	Halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition, wire and cable A halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition includes a polyolefin-based resin, a phenolic antioxidant, a metal hydroxide, a pigment comprising one of titanium dioxide, monoazo yellow, benzimidazolone yellow, isoindolinone yellow, quinacridone red and perylene red, and an additive including an amide bond. The additive having the amide bond is added in an amount of 0.01 to 2 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the polyolefin-based resin.
US09598547B2	Cured-film formation composition, orientation material, and retardation material A cured-film formation composition for forming a cured film having photoreaction efficiency and solvent resistance, and high adhesiveness alignment uniformity, and an orientation material for photo-alignment, and a retardation material formed by use of the orientation material. A cured-film formation composition includes (A) a compound having a photo-aligning group and one substituent selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, and an amino group; (B) a hydrophilic polymer having one or more substituents selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, and an amino group; and (C) a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer including an N-hydroxymethyl compound or an N-alkoxymethyl (meth)acrylamide compound, and optionally further a cross-linking catalyst as a component (D). By use of the composition, a cured-film is formed and an orientation material is formed by utilizing photo-alignment technique. A retardation material is obtained by applying a polymerizable liquid crystal on the orientation material and curing it.
US09598540B2	Composition for metal electroplating comprising leveling agent A composition comprising a source of metal ions and at least one additive comprising at least one polyaminoamide represented by formula (I) or derivatives of a polyaminoamide of formula (I) obtainable by complete or partial protonation, N-quarternisation or acylation.
US09598534B2	Shape memory polymers and methods of making and use thereof Described are shape memory polymers and methods of making shape memory polymers and actuators from the shape memory polymers.
US09598533B2	Polyester compositions containing cyclobutanediol having a certain combination of inherent viscosity and moderate glass transition temperature and articles made therefrom Described are polyesters comprising (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 80 to 100 mole % terephthalic acid residues; optionally, 0 to 20 mole % aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues; 20 to 30 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; and 70 to 80 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues. The polyesters may be manufactured into articles such as fibers, films, bottles or sheets.
US09598529B2	Process for the preparation of lignin based polyurethane products A process for the production of a lignin based polyurethane products is provided. The process comprises mixing at least one dried lignin and at least one isocyanate to form a lignin-isocyanate mixture, and submitting the lignin-isocyanate mixture to a polymerization reaction. The polymerization reaction may include heating the lignin-isocyanate mixture, adding at least one catalyst to the lignin-isocyanate mixture, or mixing the lignin-isocyanate mixture with a resin comprising at least one polyol, in the presence of at least one catalyst. The lignin based polyurethane products obtained by the process may be rigid foams, flexible foams, rigid boards, rigid blocks, coatings, packagings, adhesives, binders, sealants, elastomers, Thermoplastic Polyurethanes or Reaction Injection Moldings. There is also provided a mixture comprising at least one dried lignin and at least one isocyanate for use in the production of a lignin based polyurethane products.
US09598528B2	Modified epoxy resin composition A crystalline epoxy resin is modified to provide an epoxy resin composition capable of producing a cured product with excellent cured product properties.The modified epoxy resin composition comprises compound A having in its molecule a functional group represented by formula (1): (where each of R1 and R2 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, or a halogenated, aminated or nitrated derivative thereof), and compound B having a glycidyl group in its molecule. The compound A is preferably a compound resulting from replacement of from at least one to at most n glycidyl groups among n glycidyl groups in a molecule (where n is an integer of from 2 to 16) with the functional group of the formula (1). The compound B is preferably a compound having n glycidyl groups (where n is an integer of from 2 to 16) in its molecule.
US09598525B2	Methods for making wet gels and dried gels therefrom Methods for making wet gels and dried gels therefrom are provided. The method for making a wet gel can include combining a hydroxybenzene compound, an aldehyde compound, and an additive to produce a reaction mixture. The additive can include a carboxylic acid, an anhydride, a homopolymer, a copolymer, or any mixture thereof. At least the hydroxybenzene compound and the aldehyde compound can be reacted to produce a wet gel. The reaction mixture can include about 10 wt % to about 65 wt % of the hydroxybenzene compound, about 5 wt % to about 25 wt % of the aldehyde compound, up to about 85 wt % of the carboxylic acid, up to about 40 wt % of the anhydride, up to about 40 wt % of the homopolymer, and up to about 40 wt % of the copolymer, where weight percent values are based on the combined weight of the hydroxybenzene compound, the aldehyde compound, and the additive.
US09598524B1	Styrene-butadiene block copolymers with a terminal butadiene block for tubing applications Conjugated diene monovinylarene block copolymers containing a terminal conjugated diene end block and having superior kink resistance properties are disclosed. These copolymers can be used to produce tubing and other end-use articles, and can be a replacement for flexible PVC.
US09598505B2	Silyl-derivatives of polysaccharides The present invention relates to novel silyl-derivatives of polysaccharides and their salts, the processes for their preparation and their use in cosmetic/pharmaceutical field.
US09598502B2	Method of manufacturing ultra-low viscosity hydroxyalkyl cellulose through partial neutralization method The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing ultra-low viscosity hydroxyalkyl cellulose through a partial neutralization method, and the method includes: reacting cellulose with an alkalizing agent to obtain alkalized cellulose; reacting the alkalized cellulose with an etherifying agent to obtain hydroxyalkyl cellulose; performing first neutralization of the hydroxyalkyl cellulose; decomposing the hydroxyalkyl cellulose by using hydrogen peroxide; and performing second neutralization of the hydroxyalkyl cellulose. Through the aforementioned method, ultra-low viscosity hydroxyalkyl cellulose can be manufactured while preventing a process problem, such as swelling, which may occur through the decomposition of an acid treatment.
US09598496B2	Antibody capable of specifically recognizing transferrin receptor An object of present invention is to provide a complete human anti-human TfR antibody, which specifically recognizes human TfR, inhibits the survival or growth of cancer cells that highly express TfR, and has no immunogenicity to humans. The present invention provides an antibody which specifically reacts with human TfR, wherein the antibody comprises any one of the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3, 7-9, 13-15, 19-21, 25-27, 31-33, 37-39, 43-45, 49-51, 55-57, 61-63, 67-69, 73-75, 79-81, 85-87, 91-93, 97-99, 103-105, 109-111, and 115-117, as each of a heavy chain first complementarity determining region (VH CDR1), a heavy chain second complementarity determining region (VH CDR2), and a heavy chain third complementarity determining region (VH CDR3).
US09598492B2	Human monoclonal antibodies specific for CD22 Disclosed herein are isolated human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind human CD22 with a dissociation constant (Kd) of 25 nM or less. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors including these nucleic acid molecules, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acid molecules are also disclosed. The antibodies can be used to detect human CD22 in a sample. In some cases, CD22 is soluble CD22. Methods of diagnosing a B-cell malignancy, or confirming a B-cell malignancy diagnosis, are disclosed herein that utilize these antibodies. Methods of treating a subject with a B-cell malignancy are also disclosed.
US09598489B2	Human alpha-folate receptor chimeric antigen receptor The invention provides compositions and methods for treating ovarian cancer. Specifically, the invention relates to administering a genetically modified T cell having alpha-folate receptor (FR-alpha) binding domain and CD27 costimulatory domain to treat ovarian cancer. In an embodiment, the FR-alpha binding domain is fully human, thereby preventing a host immune response.
US09598486B2	Methods for treating osteogenesis imperfecta The present invention provides methods for treating and improving the symptoms of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a binding agent that binds to transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ).
US09598482B2	Monoclonal antibodies capable of reacting with a plurality of influenza virus A subtypes Monoclonal antibodies directed against the influenza A virus are described, which have the advantageous and unpredicted property of being able to bind a plurality of subtypes of the influenza A virus. One preferred embodiment is the antibody designated as Fab28, which displays a neutralizing activity against a plurality of subtypes of the influenza A virus. Anti-idiotype antibodies directed against the monoclonal antibodies described herein, immunogenic or vaccine compositions comprising the monoclonal antibodies of the invention are also described, as well as therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic applications for the monoclonal antibodies described herein. The monoclonal antibodies can also be used for testing antibody preparations to be used as vaccines.
US09598476B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding muteins of human tear lipocalin which bind PCSK9 The present disclosure relates to novel lipocalin muteins which bind to PCSK9. The disclosure also provides corresponding nucleic acid molecules encoding lipocalin muteins and methods for producing lipocalin muteins as well as their encoding nucleic acid molecules.
US09598474B2	Nutritive fragments, proteins and methods Nutritive proteins are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise a first polypeptide sequence comprising a fragment of a naturally-occurring nutritive protein. In some embodiments the fragment comprises at least one of a) an enhanced ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein; b) an enhanced ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein; and c) an enhanced ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein. In some embodiments, the fragment comprises at least one of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein, that is equal to or greater than the corresponding ratio present in a benchmark protein such as whey, egg or soy protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the proteins, recombinant microorganisms that make the proteins, methods of making the proteins using recombinant microorganisms, compositions that comprise the proteins, and methods of using the proteins, among other things.
US09598472B2	Isolated polypeptide of the toxin A and toxin B proteins of C. difficile and uses thereof This present invention provides C-TAB.G5 and C-TAB.G5.1 isolated polypeptides comprising the receptor binding domains of C. difficile toxin A and toxin B as set forth in the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 4. The C-TAB.G5 and C-TAB.G5.1 isolated polypeptides may be used to neutralize toxic effects of C. difficile toxin A and/or toxin B.
US09598469B2	HIV-1 south african subtype C env proteins The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding immunogenic HIV polypeptides. Uses of the polypeptides in applications including immunization, generation of packaging cell lines, and production of HIV polypeptides are also described. Polynucleotides encoding antigenic HIV polypeptides are described, as are uses of these polynucleotides and polypeptide products therefrom, including formulations of immunogenic compositions and uses thereof.
US09598461B2	Method of purifying therapeutic proteins The present invention relates generally to a method of reducing the level of at least one protein selected from the group consisting of plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator and other protease(s) in a solution comprising at least one protein selected from the group consisting of fibrinogen, Factor VIII and von Willebrand factor (VWF), the method comprising: (i) passing a feedstock comprising at least one protein selected from the group consisting of fibrinogen, Factor VIII and VWF through a hydrophobic charge-induction chromatographic resin under conditions selected such that at least one protein selected from the group consisting of plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator and other protease(s) present in the feedstock is bound to the resin; and (ii) recovering a solution comprising the at least one protein selected from the group consisting of fibrinogen, Factor VIII and VWF which passes through the resin, wherein the concentration of the at least one protein selected from the group consisting of plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator and other protease(s) in the solution is reduced by at least 50% compared to the feedstock. Also provided are solutions and pharmaceutical formulations comprising the fibrinogen and/or Factor VIII and/or VWF recovered by such methods, and uses thereof.
US09598457B2	Substituted nucleosides, nucleotides and analogs thereof Disclosed herein are nucleotide analogs, methods of synthesizing nucleotide analogs and methods of treating diseases and/or conditions such as a HCV infection with one or more nucleotide analogs.
US09598451B2	Bis-organometallic 2-amino-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile derivatives for use as anthelmintics The invention comprises a compound characterized by a general formula (1), wherein X is a group described by a general formula —Kp—Fl—Kq—, wherein Fl is —C(═O)—, —C(═S)—, with l being 0 or 1, Kp is a Cp-alkyl with p being 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, Kq is a Cq-alkyl with q being 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, and wherein Z is a group described by a general formula —Kr—Fi—Kt—, wherein Fi —O—, —S—, —O—C(═O)—, —O—C(═S)—, —S—C(═O)— or —NH—(C═O)— with i being 0 or 1, Kr is a Cr-alkyl with r being 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, Kt is a Ct-alkyl with t being 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein each OM is an organometallic compound independently selected from each other from the group of an unsubstituted or substituted metal sandwich compound, an unsubstituted or substituted half metal sandwich compound or a metal carbonyl compound and their use.
US09598444B2	Transition metal complexes of tridentate dianionic CNN ligands, production and use thereof New pyridylamide transition metal complex compositions for olefin polymerizations are described herein featuring a 7-membered chelate ring and a cyclometalated hydrocarbyl group. When activated using typical activators these compositions form active alkene polymerization catalysts. Theses novel catalyst compositions are shown herein to be active for olefin polymerization, especially for preparation of polymers containing ethylene.
US09598441B2	Therapeutic compounds and methods The invention provides compounds of formula I: and salts thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I, processes for preparing compounds of formula I, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula I and therapeutic methods for treating cancer using compounds of formula I.
US09598426B2	Organic compounds Provided are PDE1 inhibitors of Formula I, processes for their production and their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US09598424B2	Heteroarylamide inhibitors of TBK1 The present invention provides compounds of formula 1: which are useful as inhibitors of TBK-1, pharmaceutical compositionst thereof, methods for treatment of conditions associated with TBK1, processes for making the compounds and intermediates thereof.
US09598419B1	Imidazotriazine and imidazodiazine compounds The present invention provides thiazole compounds of Formula I wherein X, Y, Z, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, and W, are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of platelet aggregation and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing thromboembolic disorders.
US09598413B2	Crystalline form of N,N-dicyclopropyl-4-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)-6-ethyl-1-methyl-1,6-dihydroimidazo[4,5-D]pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyridine-7-carboxamide for the treatment of myeloproliferative disorders Crystalline form, Form T2H1.5-4, of N,Ndicyclopropyl-4-(1,5-dimethyl-1 Hpyrazol-3-ylamino)-6-ethyl-1-methyl-1,6-dihydroimidazo[4,5-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7-carboxamide, (Compound (I)) is provided. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition and an oral dosage form comprising Form T2H1.5-4 of Compound (I) as well as a method of using the Form T2H1.5-4 of Compound (I) in the treatment of myeloproliferative disorders, which include polycythaemia vera, thrombocythaemia and primary myelofibrosis.
US09598405B2	Thiazole-substituted aminopyridines as spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors The invention provides certain thiazole-substituted aminopyridine compounds of the Formula (I) (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Cy, and the subscript t are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions mediated by Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk).
US09598400B2	Substituted quinoline compounds and methods of use The present invention provides novel substituted quinoline compounds, pharmaceutical acceptable salts and formulations thereof useful in modulating the protein tyrosine kinase activity, and in modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration and invasion. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders in mammals, especially humans.
US09598396B2	Tetrahydrophenanthridinones and tetrahydrocyclopentaquinolinones as PARP and tubulin polymerization inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization and their use as PARP inhibitors as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and Y have defined meanings.
US09598388B2	Method for producing tetrahydrofuran The present invention is concerned with a method for producing tetrahydrofuran including carrying out a dehydration cyclization reaction of 1,4-butanediol in the presence of an acid catalyst having a pKa value of not more than 4 within a reactor, wherein a raw material liquid containing 1,4-butanediol to be provided for the reaction contains from 0.01 to 0.35% by weight of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran and 1 ppm by weight or more and not more than 1,000 ppm by weight of at least one of an amine and an amide in terms of a concentration as converted into a nitrogen atom.
US09598387B2	Urea and amide derivatives of aminoalkylpiperazines and use thereof Provided are compounds represented by the formula: with Y, Ri, and R2 being defined in the present disclosure; pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, deuterated forms thereof, isomers thereof, solvates thereof, and mixtures thereof. The compounds can be used for treating a patient suffering from a condition capable of treatment with a partial agonist or antagonist of the dopamine D2/D3 receptors and are especially useful for patients suffering from schizophrenia, depressions, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, dyskinesias, substance abuse and relapse to substance abuse and addiction to substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine, nicotine and alcohol, glaucoma, cognitive disorders, restless leg syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, hyperprolactinemia, autism, motor disturbances such as akathisia, rigor, dystonias as well as various disorders of the urinary tract and other neurologic disorders. Also provided are processes for the preparation of compounds of the present disclosure.
US09598382B2	Method for producing purified compound A method for producing a purified compound represented by the formula (II), comprising; obtaining a reaction mixture containing a compound represented by the formula (I) from a crude compound represented by the formula (II) such as reacting the crude compound with a ketone compound, and reacting the obtained reaction mixture or a solution by filtering thus obtained reaction mixture containing the compound represented by the formula (I) with water.
US09598380B2	Facile method for preparation of 5-nitrotetrazolates using a batch system Described are methods for preparing salts of 5-nitrotetrazolate by reacting 5-aminotetrazole, an acid, and sodium nitrite in water in a batch reaction at an elevated temperature. As examples, the acid is nitric acid, sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, or hydrochloric acid, and the elevated temperature is at or above 65° C.
US09598377B2	Nanoparticulate and macroparticulate formulations The present invention is directed to particles prepared via the polymerization of at least one surfactant and an isocyanate-containing compound. Pharmaceutical compositions prepared using these particles are also described.
US09598375B2	Substituted imidazole derivatives and methods of use thereof The present invention provides imidazole derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. and their use in the treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease.
US09598370B2	Prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors and methods of use The present disclosure relates to HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, compositions which comprise the HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors described herein and to methods for controlling, inter alia, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart failure, ischemia, and anemia.
US09598360B2	Cyclic process for production of taurine from alkali vinyl sulfonate A cyclic process is disclosed for the production of taurine from alkali vinyl sulfonate in a high overall yield by continuously converting the byproducts of the ammonolysis reaction, sodium ditaurinate and sodium tritaurinate, to sodium taurinate. Sodium sulfate and residual taurine in the crystallization mother liquor are efficiently separated by converting taurine into a highly soluble form of sodium taurinate or ammonium taurinate while selectively crystallizing sodium sulfate.
US09598357B1	Process for producing taurine from alkali taurinates The present invention discloses a process and catalysts for producing taurine by catalytic ammonolysis of alkali ditaurinate, alkali tritaurinate, and their mixture. Useful catalysts are the ammonium and alkali salts of sulfate, bisulfate, sulfite, bisulfite, carbonate, bicarbonate, nitrate, phosphate, and organic carboxylic acids.
US09598354B2	Fumarate compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use Fumarate compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the fumarate compounds, and methods of using fumarate compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating neurodegenerative, inflammatory, and autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, irritable bowel disorder, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are disclosed.
US09598353B2	Process for the racemization of α-amino acids According to the present invention, a method is provided wherein a basic aqueous phase containing an optically active α-amino acid is brought into contact with an organic phase containing a racemisation catalyst in the form of a copper metal complex of copper ions and an α-amino acid and salicylaldehyde, in the presence of a phase transition catalyst, thereby subjecting the optically active α-amino acid to racemisation. In the α-amino acid racemisation method according to the present invention, the reaction conditions are mild and thus there is little α-amino acid breakdown and the yield is high, the racemisation catalyst can be reused, the α-amino acid resulting from the racemisation can easily be isolated and purified, and the racemisation method can be implemented in volume such that the invention is economic.
US09598352B2	Process and device for the production of polyhedral boranes The present invention provides methods and devices for producing polyhedral boron compounds. The process is generally an anhydrous, one-pot process that comprises a pyrolytic reaction of a tetraborohydride with a quaternary amine salt to form the polyhedral borane. In another aspect of the present invention, polyhedral boranes are produced, without isolation of the Lewis base-borane complex.
US09598350B2	Process for preparing cinacalcet and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof The present patent application relates to a process for preparing cinacalcet or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which comprises reacting 3-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde having the following formula (II) with the phosphorus-comprising derivative having the following formula (III) in which R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, are each a (C1-C6)alkyl group. The present invention also relates to the phosphorus-comprising derivative having the formula (III), to the use thereof and to the process for preparing same. The present invention also relates to the phosphate salt of cinacalcet and to uses thereof.
US09598343B2	Methods for the valorization of carbohydrates There are provided methods for the valorization of carbohydrates. The methods comprise reacting a fluid comprising at least one carbohydrate with at least one metal catalyst or at least one metal catalytic system in a fluidized bed reactor so as to obtain at least one organic acid or a derivative thereof.
US09598333B2	Additive composition for control and inhibition of polymerization of aliphatic monomers, and methods of preparation and use thereof The present invention relates to additive composition and method of use thereof for controlling and inhibition of polymerization and dimerization of aliphatic monomers including butadiene comprising A) one or more of first component selected from a group comprising a) quinone methide (QM), b) quinone methide (QM) derivative including ester derivative of quinone methide, c) nitroxide (i.e. nitroxyl) compounds, and d) mixture thereof; characterized in that the composition further comprises B) one or more of second component selected from amines or polyamines, wherein the amine and polyamine is selected from a group comprising i) oxide treated tertiary amines, ii) hydroxyl alkyl tertiary amines, iii) polyether amines, and iv) mixture thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention also relates to a method for controlling and inhibiting polymerization and dimerization of aliphatic monomers including butadiene by employing the presently provided compositions, and in another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of preparation of the presently provided compositions.
US09598323B2	Oxidizer compound for rocket propulsion The present disclosure generally pertains to a rocket propulsion oxidizer compound that is a solution, is a homogenous and stable liquid at room temperature and includes nitrous oxide and nitrogen tetroxide. In addition, an apparatus is provided for burning a fuel and nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide. The apparatus has a combustor, a catalyst, a nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide supply passage for directing the nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide to a contact position with the catalyst, and a fuel supply passage for supplying the fuel to the combustor. The catalyst acts to facilitate decomposition of the nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide, while the combustor burns the fuel, the decomposed nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide and/or nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide decomposed in the reaction.
US09598322B2	Process for preparing an emulsion of elemental sulphur particles The invention provides a process for the preparation an emulsion of elemental sulphur particles, said process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first stream comprising a liquid fertilizer and/or a liquid fertilizer precursor; (b) providing a second stream comprising liquid elemental sulphur; and (c) mixing the first stream and the second stream in a mixing device in the presence of a multifunctional ionic surfactant to form an emulsion comprising elemental sulphur particles which are coated with a layer of the multifunctional ionic surfactant and dispersed in the fertilizer and/or the fertilizer precursor, whereby a temperature is applied which maintains the elemental sulphur substantially in the liquid form in the mixing device. The invention further provides an elemental sulphur-containing fertilizer obtainable by a process according to the invention.
US09598311B2	Heat treatable coated glass pane A coated glass pane comprising at least the following layers in sequence: a glass substrate; a lower anti-reflection layer, comprising in sequence from the glass substrate; a layer based on an oxide of Zn and Sn and/or an oxide of Sn, a separation layer based on a metal oxide and/or an (oxi)nitride of silicon and/or an (oxi)nitride of aluminum, and a top layer based on an oxide of Zn; and a silver-based functional layer.
US09598307B2	Glass and glass substrate Devised are a glass and glass substrate, which contain an alkaline component at a low content, are low in density and thermal expansion coefficient, are high in strain point and Young's modulus, and are excellent in devitrification resistance, meltability, formability, and the like. That is, the glass of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 58 to 70% of SiO2, 16 to 25% of Al2O3, 3 to 8% of B2O3, 0 to 5% of MgO, 3 to 13% of CaO, 0 to 6% of SrO, 0 to 6% of BaO, 0 to 5% of ZnO, 0 to 5% of ZrO2, 0 to 5% of TiO2, and 0 to 5% of P2O5.
US09598302B2	Float bath and method for manufacturing float glass The present disclosure discloses a float bath that may enhance spreadability of a poured glass melt when pouring the glass melt, an apparatus for manufacturing a float glass comprising the same, a method for manufacturing a float glass using the float bath, and a float glass produced by the method. The float bath according to the present disclosure receives a metal melt and allows a glass melt poured onto the metal melt to float and move from upstream to downstream, and includes a guiding unit provided at a part where the glass melt is poured, to come into contact with the side of the poured glass melt to guide a sidewise spreading path of the glass melt to expand sidewise spreading of the glass melt.
US09598299B2	Floating wicks for slurry consolidation Systems and methods for remediating an initially liquid-like slurry pond include distributing one or more floating wicks into the slurry pond, wherein the slurry pond includes a slurry with a supernatant level above the slurry. A method also includes placing a load on the slurry, wherein the load causes an effective stress on the slurry and aids in dewatering the slurry.

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